Tag: Euler’s number
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Another Euler number proof
OK, back to the issue of Euler’s number and the proof that it is . This is a proof based on, though expanded from, what I picked up from a rather excellent website here. Once again we start from the proposition that there exists a number such that and hence (see here for why the…
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Good maths or bad maths?
Not sure, so maybe someone who knows can tell me. Following on from the last blog, can we show ? Assume a constant, exists such that , could give us this ? Edit: Professor Rubin (see comments) tells me that, as I feared, what follows is not supportable: Now, and this is the bit I…
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Differential calculus reminder
This is just an online note to myself about differential calculus. A level maths again… Calculating where Using the chain rule: (as ) hence . So And , Euler’s number, really is magical. Related articles Using math symbols in wordpress pages and posts – LaTex (1) (etidhor.wordpress.com) Math it up. (ask.metafilter.com) When you get too…
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