Uploaded March 2010 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
The number e arises as the number that makes calculus "easy," but it is often presented to students first in a pre-caclulus class as a number arising from the study of compound interest. Very few folk seem to ask whether or not these two e's really are the same. They are! This video - which assumes familiarity with calculus - proves this.
The number e arises as the number that makes calculus "easy," but it is often presented to students first in a pre-caclulus class as a number arising from the study of compound interest. Very few folk seem to ask whether or not these two e's really are the same. They are! This video - which assumes familiarity with calculus - proves this.
