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Original Language: English

Type: Textbook

Format: Paperback

Language: English

Author: Julian Havil

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Subject: Mathematics

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Among the many constants that appear in mathematics, ?, e, and i are the most familiar. Following closely behind is y,, 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 sum of 1 + 1/2 + 1/3 + . . . Up to 1/n, minus the natural logarithm of n--the numerical value being 0.5772156. . .. But unlike its more celebrated colleagues ? and e, the exact nature of gamma remains a mystery--we don't even kw if gamma can be expressed as a fraction. Among the numerous topics that arise during this historical odyssey into fundamental mathematical ideas are the Prime Number Theorem and the most important open problem in mathematics today--the Riemann Hypothesis (though proof of either is offered!). Sure to be popular with t only students and instructors but all math aficionados, Gamma takes us through countries, centuries, lives, and works, unfolding along the way the stories of some remarkable mathematics from some remarkable mathematicians.

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Publisher

Princeton University Press

ISBN-10

0691141339

ISBN-13

9780691141336

eBay Product ID (ePID)

96343467

Product Key Features

Author

Julian Havil

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Subject

Mathematics

Type

Textbook

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425g

Height

235mm

Width

152mm

Additional Product Features

Place of Publication

New Jersey

Series Title

Princeton Science Library

Content Note

2 Halftones. 87 Line Illus. 20 Tables.

Author Biography

Julian Havil is a former master at Winchester College, England, where he taught mathematics for thirty-three years. He received a Ph.D. in mathematics from Oxford University. Freeman Dyson is professor emeritus of physics at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. He is the author of several books, including Disturbing the Universe and Origins of Life .

Foreword by

Freeman Dyson

Date of Publication

01/06/2009

Genre

Mathematics

Country of Publication

United States

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