Biography Paper comparing the lives of Colin Powell and Judith Nies December 6‚ 2012 Presented to
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Chidambaram Ramanujam | | | Top of FormBottom of Form | | | | | Before we look at the life and work of Chidambaram Padmanabhan Ramanujam we must warn the reader that this article is on Ramanujam‚ NOT Ramanujan the number theorist who worked with G H Hardy (there is only a difference of one letter in their names!). Ramanujam’s father was C S Padmanabhan who was an advocate working in Madras‚ India‚ at the High Court. C P Ramanujam was educated in Madras‚ first at Ewart’s School‚ where
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I. Greek Mathematicians Thales of Miletus Birthdate: 624 B.C. Died: 547-546 B. C. Nationality: Greek Title: Regarded as “Father of Science” Contributions: * He is credited with the first use of deductive reasoning applied to geometry. * Discovery that a circle is bisected by its diameter‚ that the base angles of an isosceles triangle are equal and that vertical angles are equal. * Accredited with foundation of the Ionian school of Mathematics that was a centre of learning and research
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I remember from a book titled “Letters to a Young Mathematician” by Ian Stewart that he said‚ “Mathematics is the shared social construct created by people who are aware of certain opportunities. If math were a building‚ it would resemble a pyramid erected upside down. The taller the building becomes‚ the more space to build more.” I could not agree more. Mathematics is an opportunity. It should never stop growing‚ and neither should I. Ever since I declared mathematics as a major‚ I vowed to myself
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René Descartes: "Father of Modern Mathematics" 1596-1650 December 13‚ 2004 René Descartes was born in La Haye‚ Touraine (France) in March of 1596 and died at Stockholm on February 11‚ 1650. René‚ the second of a family of two sons and one daughter‚ was sent to the Jesuit School at La Flêche at the early age of eight. Since he was of poor health he was permitted to lie in bed till late in the mornings‚ a custom which
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MAT 1000 College Mathematics Mathematicians: Making numerous contributions By Bonnie Jodoin Presented to Professor Combs A paper presented to Florida Technical College in partial fulfillment Of the requirements for the Associate of Science Degree Presented on 12/17/2001 Title Mathematicians: Making numerous contributions Thesis Statement This report will focus on the professional field of mathematicians. It will highlight some of the history‚ responsibilities‚ opportunities
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Composer Biography Paper Purpose: Acquire knowledge of an accomplished composer whose music is not represented in our listening assignments. Note: You cannot do a paper on a composer who is represented on the CDs accompanying the textbook. Appendix B lists many very good composers for you to select from for your paper. If you choose a composer who is not in this list‚ please check with me before you begin your research. If you have trouble deciding‚ try finding a composer from the country of your
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David Hilbert was born around 1682 in Konigsberg in East Prussia‚ which comprised a section of Germany and modern day Kaliningrad Russia. His father was a judge and his mother an amateur mathematician. He became known because of the contribution he made in mathematics and physics in the twentieth century. Hilbert is well remembered for landmark researches he conducted in algebra. He also left an indelible mark in axiomatic geometry and mathematics. Hilbert also profoundly contributed in other areas
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RAMANUJAN He was born on 22na of December 1887 in a small village of Tanjore district‚ Madras. He failed in English in Intermediate‚ so his formal studies were stopped but his self-study of mathematics continued. He sent a set of 120 theorems to Professor Hardy of Cambridge. As a result he invited Ramanujan to England. Ramanujan showed that any big number can be written as sum of not more than four prime numbers. He showed that how to divide the number into two or more squares or cubes. when
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Harry Houdini Harry Houdini was one of the world’s best magicians‚ and changed the way people look at entertainment. Not only was he an astonishing entertainer‚ he would break the ideas of reality. Houdini was very fond of the stage life at a very young age and began to do acts. As he grew older‚ his acts became more extreme and more stunning. Nobody knew that these acts were going to make Harry Houdini one of the best magicians on the planet. Almost everyone knows that Harry Houdini was a famous
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