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1 online resource (xxiii, 266 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Princeton Science Library
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Princeton science library.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-258) and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE: The Logarithmic Cradle; CHAPTER TWO: The Harmonic Series; CHAPTER THREE: Sub-Harmonic Series; CHAPTER FOUR: Zeta Functions; CHAPTER FIVE: Gamma's Birthplace; CHAPTER SIX: The Gamma Function; CHAPTER SEVEN: Euler's Wonderful Identity; CHAPTER EIGHT: A Promise Fulfilled; CHAPTER NINE: What Is Gamma ... Exactly?; CHAPTER TEN: Gamma as a Decimal; CHAPTER ELEVEN: Gamma as a Fraction; CHAPTER TWELVE: Where Is Gamma?; CHAPTER THIRTEEN: It's a Harmonic World; CHAPTER FOURTEEN: It's a Logarithmic World. |
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CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Problems with PrimesCHAPTER SIXTEEN: The Riemann Initiative; APPENDIX A: The Greek Alphabet; APPENDIX B: Big Oh Notation; APPENDIX C: Taylor Expansions; APPENDIX D: Complex Function Theory; APPENDIX E: Application to the Zeta Function; References; Name Index; Subject Index. |
| Summary |
Among the myriad of constants that appear in mathematics, p, e, and i are the most familiar. Following closely behind is g, or gamma, a constant that arises in many mathematical areas yet maintains a profound sense of mystery. In a tantalizing blend of history and mathematics, Julian Havil takes the reader on a journey through logarithms and the harmonic series, the two defining elements of gamma, toward the first account of gamma's place in mathematics. Introduced by the Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler (1707-1783), who figures prominently in this book, gamma is defined as the limit of the su. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Euler, Leonhard, 1707-1783.
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Euler, Leonhard, 1707-1783. |
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Euler, Leonhard, 1707-1783. |
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Mathematical constants.
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Mathematical constants. |
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Gamma functions.
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Gamma functions. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Dyson, Freeman J.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Havil, Julian, 1952- Gamma. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2009 9780691141336 (OCoLC)276340758 |
| ISBN |
9781400832538 (electronic book) |
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1400832535 (electronic book) |
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9780691141336 (paperback) |
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0691141339 (paperback) |
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