数学图书精选 新品尝鲜 E: The Story of a Number基本信息Series:Princeton Science LibraryFormat:Paperback / softback 248 pages, 6 halftones. 74 line illus.Publisher:Princeton University PressImprint:Princeton University PressISBN:9780691168487Published:22 S ... 展开完整描述 ▼
E: The Story of a Number
基本信息
Series:Princeton Science Library
Format:Paperback / softback 248 pages, 6 halftones. 74 line illus.
Publisher:Princeton University Press
Imprint:Princeton University Press
I SB N:9780691168487
Published:22 Sep 2015
Weight:270g
Dimensions:150 x 80 x 5 (mm)
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书籍简介
银行存款利息、向日葵种子的分布以及圣路易斯大拱门的外形,因为神秘的数字e而有了千丝万缕的联系。e的背后隐藏着无数鲜为人知的传奇,牛顿与莱布尼茨到底谁才是微积分的发明者?二人的宿怨在科学界引起了怎样的轩然大波?伯努利家族缘何在科学领域称霸了一百多年?数学家约翰·伯努利与音乐家巴赫这两位貌似毫无交集的人物会面时是什么情景?听Maor讲述e的故事,一一解开你心中的谜团。
这里包罗万象,既描绘了数学、物理、生物、音乐、金融等众多领域中与e密切相关的现象,也展示了关于e的著名公式、定理和法则。这些趣味横生的历史故事和缜密严谨的数学论断交织在一起,让你从全新的角度去审视这一熟悉又陌生的常数,更让人于走马观花之间了解几千年来数学发展的一个侧影。
The interest earned on a bank account, the arrangement of seeds in a sunflower, and the shape of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis are all intimately connected with the mysterious number e. In this informal and engaging history, Eli Maor portrays the curious characters and the elegant mathematics that lie behind the number. Designed for a reader with only a modest mathematical background, thi s b iography brings out the central importance of e to mathematics and illuminates a golden era in the age of science.
Awards and Recognition
Honorable Mention for the 1994 Award for Best Professional/Scholarly Book in Mathematics, Association of American Publishers
作者简介
伊莱·马奥尔 (Eli Maor),知名科普作家,以色列理工学院博士,曾在芝加哥洛约拉大学教授数学史课程。著有畅销书《三角之美:边边角角的趣事》、《勾股定理:悠悠4000年的故事》、《无穷之旅:关于无穷大的文化史》等。在各国期刊上发表过大量论文,涉及应用数学、数学史和数学教育等领域。
Eli Maor is the author of Beautiful Geometry (with Eugen Jost), Venus in Transit, Trigonometric Delights, To Infinity and Beyond, and The Pythagorean Theorem: A 4,000-Year History (all Princeton).