History of mathematics A proof from Euclid’s Elements‚ widely considered the most influential textbook of all time.[1] The area of study known as the history of mathematics is primarily an investigation into the origin of discoveries in mathematics and‚ to a lesser extent‚ an investigation into the mathematical methods and notation of the past. Before the modern age and the worldwide spread of knowledge‚ written examples of new mathematical developments have come to light only in a few locales
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The Greeks strive for perfection The Greeks have a long and lustrous history. The saying "we are all Greeks" by British poet Percy Bysshe Shellsy sums it all up and the influence of that perfection lives on today. The saying actually means that we are all influenced by the culture of the Greek people and the perfection that they strived for. Greek Architecture You can see the influence of the architecture in many cultures including the Roman Empire. The Roman buildings and art works all used
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Leonardo da Pisa Leonardo da Pisa‚ whose original name was Leonardo Fibonacci‚ was an Italian mathematician during the medieval era. He was born in 1170 and died around 1240‚ Leonardo da Pisa also wrote Liber abaci in 1202 (also known as the “Book of Abacus”) which was the first Indian and Arabian mathematics book in Europe ("Leonardo Pisano‚" par. 1-2). There is not much that is known about Leonardo da Pisa’s life except that he was the son of a merchant. Leonardo traveled to several countries
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n is greater than 2. Fermat’s Last Theorem is an example a Diophantine equation(Weisstein). A Diophantine equation is a polynomial equation in which the solution must be an integers. These equations came from the works of Diophantus who was a mathematician who worked methods on solving these equations. Fermat’s Last Theorem was based on Diophantus’s work. A more common Diophantine equation would be Pythagorean Theorem‚ where the solution would be the the Pythagorean triples(Weisstein). However‚ unlike
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doctrine of the circulation of the blood; that was said to have been the first occasion in Europe on which this theory was publicly maintained in a disputation. His interests‚ however‚ centred on mathematics. Considered to be the most influential mathematician prior to Sir Isaac Newton‚ John Wallis was born in 1616 in Ashford‚ Kent‚ England‚ the son of Reverend John Wallis. At first locally educated‚ Wallis was first introduced to Math while at school in Felsted‚ Essex. At the time‚ however‚ Math was
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during the 1950s‚ articles on his work appeared. His works began to be displayed in science museums rather than art galleries. Escher corresponded with several mathematicians‚ including Pólya and Coxeter. Escher’s relation with mathematics and mathematicians is shown by a number of quotes.
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them down. For example‚ Sinopec (China Petrochemical Corporation) has a workforce estimated by Fortune magazine to be over one million. Another Chinese petroleum-based SOE‚ China National Petroleum Corporation‚ has a workforce estimated by Gordon Chang to be about one and a half million. There is already a serious unemployment problem particularly in rural areas. The dilemma is that the Party cannot stop propping up the SOE’s because of the role of the SOE’s as employers and providers of essential
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355/ 113 was first used as an approximation of pi being only .000008 percent off. This very small fraction however was not exact‚ so the fight to find pi kept on. Francois Vieta‚ a French mathematician of the sixteenth century was the next to take up the challenge. He is one of the most famous math mathematician even being called the “father of algebra” for he was the one who brought variables in to the developing equation of math. He performed the algebraic equivalence of Archimedes’
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Afanasyeva‚ a young mathematician born in Ukraine and educated in Russia.. In the meantime he prepared a dissertation on The motion of rigid bodies in fluids and the mechanics of Hertz. On June 23‚ 1904 he obtained his Ph.D. degree in Vienna‚ where he stayed from 1904 to 1905. On December 21‚ 1904 he married Russian mathematician Tatyana Alexeyevna Afanasyeva ‚ who collaborated with him in his work. They had two daughters and two sons. Their first child‚ Tatyana became a mathematician. Second child
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Niels Henrik Abel On August 5th‚ 1802‚ Soren George Abel and Marie Simonsen gave birth to their son Niels Henrik Abel. Niels Able was born in Nedstrand‚ Norway (Encyclopedia Britannica). Niels grew up in a very religious family. His father‚ Soren had a degree in theology and philosophy. Soren was a pastor at Finnoy. As well as his father being a pastor‚ Niels’ grandfather‚ Hans Mathias Abel was a pastor at Gjerstad; where Niels’ father Soren was a chaplain during his childhood (WOLFRAM RESEARCH)
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