Introduction
This web quest was designed as a fun way for students to explore the history of the number e and where it came from.
Task
Read the question. Click on the symbol e to go to the website, and answer the questions on the worksheet. When you are done answering the question write a paragraph on the significance of the number e.
Process
The History of e
1. Who was the Swiss mathematician who first used the symbol e for the base of natural logarithms? e
2. Who is credited with first introducing the number e and used it in the development of his theory of logarithms in the early 1600's? e
3. Give the approximation of the number e to the 5th significant digit. e
4. The logarithm to base e is also called what? e
5. What problem was Jacob Bernoulli working on when he determined the approximation of e? e
6. What is the inverse function to the natural exponential function? e
7. What are the five most important numbers in math? e
Evaluation
On the worksheet answer all questions and write a paragraph explaining the significance of the number e.
Conclusion
Hope you enjoyed our little journey into the history of e!
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The History of e
A Web Quest
1. Who was the Swiss mathematician who first used the symbol e for the base of natural logarithms? e
2. Who is credited with first introducing the number e and used it in the development of his theory of logarithms in the early 1600's? e
3. Give the approximation of the number e to the 5th significant digit. e
4. The logarithm to base e is also called what? e
5. What problem was Jacob Bernoulli working on when he determined the approximation of e? e
6. What is the inverse function to the natural exponential function? e
7. What are the five most important numbers in math? e
8. Write a paragraph explaining the significance of the number e.