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A Most Elegant Equation: Euler's Formula and the Beauty of Mathematics
Written by David Stipp
Narrated by Sean Pratt
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Bertrand Russell wrote that mathematics can exalt "as surely as poetry." This is especially true of one equation: ei(pi) + 1 = 0, the brainchild of Leonhard Euler, the Mozart of mathematics. More than two centuries after Euler's death, it is still regarded as a conceptual diamond of unsurpassed beauty. Called Euler's identity or God's equation, it includes just five numbers but represents an astonishing revelation of hidden connections. It ties together everything from basic arithmetic to compound interest, the circumference of a circle, trigonometry, calculus, and even infinity. In David Stipp's hands, Euler's identity becomes a contemplative stroll through the glories of mathematics. The result is an ode to this magical field.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Entertaining and insightful review of one of the wonders of recorded mathematics. The author provides an accessible journey that brings together many key areas of numeric wonders, ending on a pondering of what constitutes beauty in mathematics. A delight from beginning to end.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great book. Following it is relatively easy, though maybe worth sitting with some paper and a pencil to follow the derivations. Love the last chapter which discusses what is beauty and also is maths cultural human construct or does it exist independent of human thought.
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