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In his book, In Pursuit of the Unknown: 17 Equations That Changed the World, Ian Stewart discusses each equation engagingly and practically…

Pythagorean Theorem

a2+b2=c2

Logarithms

logxy=logx+logy

Calculus

ft=limx=f(t+h)f(t)h

Newton’s Law of Gravity

Fgravity=Gm1m2r2

Complex Numbers

i2=1

Euler’s Formula for Polyhedra

Normal Distribution

Wave Equation

Fourier Transform

Maxwell’s Equations

E=0H=0

×E=1cHt×H=1cEt

Second Law of Thermodynamics

dS0

Relativity

E=mc2

Schrodinger’s Equation

Information Theory

H=p(x)+logp(x)

Chaos Theory

xt+1=kxt(1xi)

Black-Scholes Equation

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