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From: ctb@ihlpf.UUCP (baumer, c.t.)
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Subject: more about e (kinda') - (nf)
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Date: Sat, 7-Jul-84 19:00:43 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jul  7 19:00:43 1984
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ihlpf!ctb    Jul  7 12:45:00 1984

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ah, you beat me to it, barryw.   i also dug out asimov on numbers.
i hadn't read it in years. i just wanted to throw in an extra
comment that the book deals with all kinds of interesting 'number'
stuff - pi, factorials, fibonacci series, googleplex, calendars etc. etc.

your average person would look at the above examples and say 'i know
all that junk'.  true, but there's a LOT more.  it goes into the history 
behind various numbers, calendars, etc. almost treating them like subjects 
of a biography.  it's more than just the math, it's all the interesting 
stuff and personalities surrounding the math, too! asimov is GREAT at 
mixing entertainment AND learning.

for example, when i was first reading asimov on numbers, (in high school)
i didn't know  

	e**(pi * i) = -1   

little tidbits like that are fun to run across.  what an interesting 
relationship between three pretty big heavyweights (as far as numbers go :-),
e, pi, and i!


	ron	(replies to:  ihnp4!ihdev!rjv)

ps:  anyone want to prove the above equality?