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020 $a0691099839 (acid-free paper)
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050 00 $aQA41$b.H23 2003
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100 1 $aHavil, Julian,$d1952-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2002162712
245 10 $aGamma :$bexploring Euler's constant /$cJulian Havil.
260 $aPrinceton :$bPrinceton University Press,$c[2003], ©2003.
300 $axxiii, 266 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 255-257) and indexes.
505 00 $gCh. 1.$tThe Logarithmic Cradle -- $gCh. 2.$tThe Harmonic Series -- $gCh. 3.$tSub-Harmonic Series -- $gCh. 4.$tZeta Functions -- $gCh. 5.$tGamma's Birthplace -- $gCh. 6.$tThe Gamma Function -- $gCh. 7.$tEuler's Wonderful Identity -- $gCh. 8.$tA Promise Fulfilled -- $gCh. 9.$tWhat Is Gamma ... Exactly? -- $gCh. 10.$tGamma as a Decimal -- $gCh. 11.$tGamma as a Fraction -- $gCh. 12.$tWhere Is Gamma? -- $gCh. 13.$tIt's a Harmonic World -- $gCh. 14.$tIt's a Logarithmic World -- $gCh. 15.$tProblems with Primes -- $gCh. 16.$tThe Riemann Initiative -- $gApp. A.$tThe Greek Alphabet -- $gApp. B.$tBig Oh Notation -- $gApp. C.$tTaylor Expansions -- $gApp. D.$tComplex Function Theory -- $gApp. E.$tApplication to the Zeta Function.
520 1 $a"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." "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 no proof of either is offered!)".
520 8 $a"Sure to be popular with not 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."--BOOK JACKET.
600 10 $aEuler, Leonhard,$d1707-1783.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50010222
650 0 $aMathematical constants.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85082120
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/prin031/2002192453.html
852 00 $bmat$hQA41$i.H23 2003