{"product_id":"the-gamma-function-paperback","title":"The Gamma Function - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmil Artin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Butler\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis brief monograph on the gamma function was designed by the author to fill what he perceived as a gap in the literature of mathematics, which often treated the gamma function in a manner he described as both sketchy and overly complicated. Author Emil Artin, one of the twentieth century's leading mathematicians, wrote in his Preface to this book, I feel that this monograph will help to show that the gamma function can be thought of as one of the elementary functions, and that all of its basic properties can be established using elementary methods of the calculus. \u003cbr\u003eGenerations of teachers and students have benefitted from Artin's masterly arguments and precise results. Suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduate students of mathematics, his treatment examines functions, the Euler integrals and the Gauss formula, large values of \u003ci\u003ex\u003c\/i\u003e and the multiplication formula, the connection with sin \u003ci\u003ex, \u003c\/i\u003e applications to definite integrals, and other subjects\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis brief monograph on the gamma function was designed by the author to fill what he perceived as a gap in the literature of mathematics, which often treated the gamma function in a manner he described as both sketchy and overly complicated. Author Emil Artin, one of the twentieth century's leading mathematicians, wrote in his Preface to this book, I feel that this monograph will help to show that the gamma function can be thought of as one of the elementary functions, and that all of its basic properties can be established using elementary methods of the calculus. \u003cbr\u003eGenerations of teachers and students have benefitted from Artin's masterly arguments and precise results. Suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduate students of mathematics, his treatment examines functions, the Euler integrals and the Gauss formula, large values of \u003ci\u003ex\u003c\/i\u003e and the multiplication formula, the connection with sin \u003ci\u003ex, \u003c\/i\u003e applications to definite integrals, and other subjects.\u003cbr\u003eDover (2015) republication of the edition originally published by Holt, Rinehart \u0026amp; Winston, Inc., New York, 1964. \u003cbr\u003eSee every Dover book in print at\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ewww.doverpublications.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the 20th century's most prominent mathematicians, Emil Artin (1898-1962) taught at the University of Hamburg from 1923 to 1937. After emigrating to the United States, he taught at Notre Dame (1937-38), Indiana University (1938-46), and Princeton (1946-58) before returning to Hamburg in 1958. Dover also publishes his \u003ci\u003eGalois Theory.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 8.7 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 18, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756251775264,"sku":"9780486789781","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4daae169b87ad1b6487b6206b88749a9.webp?v=1780077579","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-gamma-function-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}