The fascinating story of the exponential function

From integers to matrix exponents

The way you think about the exponential function is (probably) wrong.

Don't think so? I'll convince you. Did you realize that multiplying e by itself π times doesn't make sense?

e to the π

Here is what's really behind the most important function of all time.

The exponential

First things first: terminologies. The expression aᵇ is read "a raised to the power of b." (Or a to the b in short.)