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Loci: Convergence

The Enigmatic Number e: A History in Verse and Its Uses in the Mathematics Classroom

by Sarah Glaz (University of Connecticut)

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Glaz, Sarah, "The Enigmatic Number e: A History in Verse and Its Uses in the Mathematics Classroom," Loci (April 2010), DOI: 10.4169/loci003482


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