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Why does e to pi i equal -1? (2015) [video]

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Offentliggjort den 4. mar. 2015

The enigmatic equation e^{pi i} = -1 is usually explained using Taylor's formula during a calculus class. This video offers a different perspective, which involves thinking about numbers as actions, and about e^x as something which turns one action into another.

For more information on viewing exponential functions in this new light, check out this article: http://goo.gl/LPyc4R

Music: "Wyoming 307" by Time For Three, http://www.tf3.com/


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