Thread: special e

HOw do they come up with this special number e?

I thank you all in advance

Originally Posted by Judi

HOw do they come up with this special number e?

I thank you all in advance

Who is this "they"

There are lots of places where e arises naturaly in maths. Which is the
simpliset to explain depends on what background you have, calculus would
be usefull.

See here.

RonL

For instance, when you look at exponetial graph, they have a base of e.
how did it come up with this special base e?

Originally Posted by Judi

For instance, when you look at exponetial graph, they have a base of e.
how did it come up with this special base e?

If you followed the link I gave in my previous post you will have seen what is in the attachment.

RonL