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Sinossi
Bertrand Russell ha scritto che la matematica può stupire e ammaliare tanto quanto la poesia. E in effetti anche la fisica e la matematica sono sempre state viste come una forma d'arte, nonostante usino altri strumenti e altri sguardi: formule e serie numeriche al posto di parole, scalpelli e colori. Più di due secoli fa Eulero, matematico svizzero tra i più prolifici della storia, scrisse quella che è stata definita "l'equazione di dio", una formulazione stilisticamente semplice eppure profonda nel suo significato e nelle sue implicazioni, capace di creare un inaspettato legame tra cinque simboli alla base dell'analisi matematica. Da allora la formula di Eulero, considerata come la più bella di sempre, ha conosciuto un numero sterminato di applicazioni, dall'aritmetica di base agli interessi composti in economia, fino alla tecnologia che maneggiamo ogni giorno.
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- Pagine: 195
- Data di uscita: 14-06-2018
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Aside from E = mc2, there is no other mathematical formula that has had more books dedicated to it than Euler's equation, eiπ +1 = 0. In some ways it's not surprising - like Einstein's equation, Euler's is simple, yet combines essential quantities in a way that surprises and has interesting uses. Not Leggi tutto
Not bad for what it is: a pre-analysis approach to the famous equation. He tosses in enough historical background to keep it from getting too mathy. (I was a math major, so I’m trying to put myself as a reader into the mind of someone who isn’t afraid of math yet who doesn’t want to overwhelmed.) Leggi tutto
This is a four-star book, but with a couple of caveats. First, what made it good? Stipp does a relatively easy explanation of how Euler derived his original version of the formula as well as how it's normally phrased today. He starts by explaining e, then pi, which sets us up for transitioning from d Leggi tutto
When the educational merits of rote memorization come up in discussion, I have this annoying habit of telling my friends that math is a lot like a good poem: if you’re young enough when you memorize it, it gets burnt to the “hard disk” part of your brain, from where you can retrieve it when you’re m Leggi tutto
Read the full review at my site Digital Amrit Mathematics textbooks call it Euler’s formula. But some people feel that that name is too mundane for what is arguably math’s most magnetic truth, as well as one of its most startling, and so they all it God’s Equation What is the book about? A Most Elegant Leggi tutto
A fun book. When my wife asked me why I liked it so, I actually quoted one of our fellow Goodreads members, Jimmy Ele ( https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... ), referring to the author's "unconcealed wonder and glee" in guiding the reader through the usually technical and dry subject matter. I wish Leggi tutto
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