Statistics Research Paper
Shenise Peterson
Statistics Research Paper
A. Nikzad
March 20, 2012
Leonard Euler was born on April 15, 1707 in Basil, Switzerland (Patterson, 1998). He was brought up in the church (Patterson, 1998). His father Paul Euler was pastor of a reformed church as well as his mother’s father (Wikipedia, 2012). At that time, Basel was one of the main locations where mathematics was practiced in Europe (Patterson, 1998). Euler started school when he was 7 years old and was tutored by Johann Bernoulli, Europe’s foremost mathematician and family friend, who was hired by his father Bernoulli’s had a major influence on Euler’s passion for mathematics (Patterson, 1998). By the age of 13, Euler was attending lectures at the local university and in 1723 gained his Master of Philosophy with a dissertation comparing the natural philosophy systems of Newton and Descartes (Patterson, 1998). Euler continued furthering his education by enrolling in more classes and dedicating all of his spare time to studying mathematics (Patterson, 1998).
It wasn’t until 1727 that Euler’s talents began to be recognized (Patterson, 1998). It was here in St. Petersburg where Euler began working on different theories, including the production of the human voice, sound and music, and the mechanics of vision (Patterson, 1998). He was also working on the telescopic and microscopic perception (Patterson, 1998). The construction of telescopes and microscopes was made possible because of the basis of Euler’s work (Patterson, 1998).
Not too long after becoming the Director of Mathematics at the Imperial Russian Academy of Sciences in 1731,Euler married Katharina Gesell x (Wikipedia,2012). The couple had five children who survived childhood out of thirteen x (Wikipedia, 2012).
Euler worked in nearly every area of mathematics including geometry, infinitesimal calculus, trigonometry, algebra, and number theory, as well as continuum physics, and the lunar theory(Wikipedia,2012). He introduced the concept of a
Statistics Research Paper
A. Nikzad
March 20, 2012
Leonard Euler was born on April 15, 1707 in Basil, Switzerland (Patterson, 1998). He was brought up in the church (Patterson, 1998). His father Paul Euler was pastor of a reformed church as well as his mother’s father (Wikipedia, 2012). At that time, Basel was one of the main locations where mathematics was practiced in Europe (Patterson, 1998). Euler started school when he was 7 years old and was tutored by Johann Bernoulli, Europe’s foremost mathematician and family friend, who was hired by his father Bernoulli’s had a major influence on Euler’s passion for mathematics (Patterson, 1998). By the age of 13, Euler was attending lectures at the local university and in 1723 gained his Master of Philosophy with a dissertation comparing the natural philosophy systems of Newton and Descartes (Patterson, 1998). Euler continued furthering his education by enrolling in more classes and dedicating all of his spare time to studying mathematics (Patterson, 1998).
It wasn’t until 1727 that Euler’s talents began to be recognized (Patterson, 1998). It was here in St. Petersburg where Euler began working on different theories, including the production of the human voice, sound and music, and the mechanics of vision (Patterson, 1998). He was also working on the telescopic and microscopic perception (Patterson, 1998). The construction of telescopes and microscopes was made possible because of the basis of Euler’s work (Patterson, 1998).
Not too long after becoming the Director of Mathematics at the Imperial Russian Academy of Sciences in 1731,Euler married Katharina Gesell x (Wikipedia,2012). The couple had five children who survived childhood out of thirteen x (Wikipedia, 2012).
Euler worked in nearly every area of mathematics including geometry, infinitesimal calculus, trigonometry, algebra, and number theory, as well as continuum physics, and the lunar theory(Wikipedia,2012). He introduced the concept of a
References: Patterson, Simon. “Leonard Euler-the greatest mathematician of all times.” The Euler International Mathematical Institute, September 1998. Wikipedia