“Who has not been amazed to learn that the function y = ex, like a phoenix rising from its own ashes, is its own derivative?” EducationLearningFunctionMathematicsRisingStatisticsAshesAmazedExesPhoenixCalculusDerivatives Book:Great Currents of Mathematical Thought: Marthematics in the Arts and Sciences Source: Great Currents of Mathematical Thought: Marthematics in the Arts and Sciences