A friendly derivation of Stirling's formula

Ushangi Goginava; Humberto Rafeiro

doi:10.1080/0020739X.2024.2352777

A friendly derivation of Stirling's formula

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Abstract

We demonstrate the Stirling formula, approximating the factorial, utilising accessible and elementary methods in an engaging manner.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1856-1861
Number of pages	6
Journal	International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology
Volume	56
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/0020739X.2024.2352777
Publication status	Published - 2025

Keywords

Stirling's formula
Wallis' formula
factorial

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Mathematics (miscellaneous)
Education
Applied Mathematics

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