Re:The exponential function is a miracle
by ColinWright on Friday September 13, 2019 @06:44AM
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So why does the first term describe a 180 degree rotation?
People learn that 2^3 means to take three copies of 2 and multiply them together, and that i^2 is -1, so what does it mean to take (i pi) copies of e and multiply them together?
The part you are describing is not where the magic resides ...
People learn that 2^3 means to take three copies of 2 and multiply them together, and that i^2 is -1, so what does it mean to take (i pi) copies of e and multiply them together?
The part you are describing is not where the magic resides ...