Paul J. Nahin
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Nahin challenges us to solve 21 probability problems that can be solved with a computer and a Monte Carlo simulation, in which a random-number generator simulates a physical process—such as a million rolls of dice. HC. 276pp. 2008.
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Nahin uses what has been called the most remarkable formula in mathematics—eπi + 1 = 0—as an inspiration to investigate a wide range of related themes across the mathematical landscape. HC. 404pp. 2006.
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Nahin takes readers on an incredible journey across the centuries, following the number through ancient Alexandria, India in the 800s, medieval Europe, and all the way to the present day. HC. 257pp.
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Paul J. Nahin
Paul J. Nahin is the author of many bestselling popular-math books, including Dr. Euler's Fabulous Formula: Cures Many Mathematical Ills, Chases and Escapes: The Mathematics of Pursuit and Evasion, When Least is Best: How Mathematicians Discovered Many Clever Ways to Make Things as Small (or as Large) as Possible and An Imaginary Tale: The Story of √-1. He is professor emeritus of electrical engineering at the University of New Hampshire.
