Hell, when it comes down to anything beyond the most basic explanations of e and i, my brain melts.
π is easy enough to wrap my head around, it’s a simple ratio with a hugely unusual result when calculated. In terms of describing what it is, i is simple enough, the square root of -1. The brain melt comes in when trying to hold the implications of it in my mind.
But e? That shit is bonkers. Ain’t nothing simple there at all, you can’t even define it without a line of math. Which, yeah, that’s the point of the e notation; it’s just trying to hold the concept in active memory is way past my ability to math.
My brain melts past pi, e, and I
Hell, when it comes down to anything beyond the most basic explanations of e and i, my brain melts.
π is easy enough to wrap my head around, it’s a simple ratio with a hugely unusual result when calculated. In terms of describing what it is, i is simple enough, the square root of -1. The brain melt comes in when trying to hold the implications of it in my mind.
But e? That shit is bonkers. Ain’t nothing simple there at all, you can’t even define it without a line of math. Which, yeah, that’s the point of the e notation; it’s just trying to hold the concept in active memory is way past my ability to math.