Overview :Among the many constants that appear in mathematics, π, e, and i are the most familiar. Following closely behind is y, or gamma, a cons... Read More
Overview :John Napier (1550-1617) is celebrated today as the man who invented logarithms--an enormous intellectual achievement that would soon lead to... Read More
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Overview :An entertaining and enlightening history of irrational numbers, from ancient Greece to the twenty-first century The ancient Greeks discovere... Read More
Overview :Ten amazing curves personally selected by one of today's most important math writers Curves for the Mathematically Curious is a thoughtfully... Read More