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  • 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…
    Gamma

    Gamma - Exploring Euler's Constant

    Princeton Science Library By Julian Havil rating of short cover   ( 30 customer ratings) Princeton University Press, January 2010 ISBN: 9781400832538 Mathematics, History Language:  English
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  • The ancient Greeks discovered them, but it wasn't until the nineteenth century that irrational numbers were properly understood and rigorously defined, and even today not all their mysteries have been…
    The Irrationals

    The Irrationals - A Story of the Numbers You Can't Count On

    By Julian Havil rating of short cover   ( 11 customer ratings) Princeton University Press, July 2012 ISBN: 9781400841707 Science & Nature, Mathematics Language:  English
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  • Math--the application of reasonable logic to reasonable assumptions--usually produces reasonable results. But sometimes math generates astonishing paradoxes--conclusions that seem completely…
    Nonplussed!

    Nonplussed! - Mathematical Proof of Implausible Ideas

    By Julian Havil rating of short cover   ( 11 customer ratings) Princeton University Press, August 2010 ISBN: 9781400837380 Mathematics, Applied Language:  English
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  • In Nonplussed!, popular-math writer Julian Havil delighted readers with a mind-boggling array of implausible yet true mathematical paradoxes. Now Havil is back with Impossible?, another marvelous…
    Impossible?

    Impossible? - Surprising Solutions to Counterintuitive Conundrums

    By Julian Havil rating of short cover   ( 9 customer ratings) Princeton University Press, March 2011 ISBN: 9781400829675 Mathematics, Applied Language:  English
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