What is π? Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary defines π as "1: the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet... 2 a: the symbol pi denoting the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter b: the ratio itself: a transcendental number having a value to eight decimal places of 3.14159265" A number can be placed into several categories based on its properties. Is it prime or composite? Is it imaginary or real? Is it transcendental or algebraic? These questions help define a number’s behavior in
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History of Alexandria From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search The history of Alexandria dates back to the city ’s founding‚ by Alexander the Great‚ in 331 BC. Yet‚ before that‚ there were some big port cities just east of Alexandria‚ at the western edge of what is now Abu Qir Bay. The Canopic (westernmost) branch of the Nile Delta still existed at that time‚ and was widely used for shipping. After its foundation‚ Alexandria became the seat of the Ptolemaic rulers of
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Polytheism Shang Hammurabi loess Indus Valley dynasty Hieroglyphics pictographs the Royal Road Hyksos Babylon Legalism Confucianism Great Wall of China Kush Assyria Meroe Persia Demosthenes Dorians Mycenaeans Rhodes phalanx Peloponnesian Euclid Alexander classical Spartans Questions: -What time in the past does prehistoric refer to? -What did Mary Leakeys discovery of footprints indicate about hominids? -What were some things in wide use during the Neolithic Age? -What did the
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his king. He was related to his king because they were friends. He had a good education. He studied poetry‚ politics‚ astronomy‚ mathematics‚ music‚ art‚ and military tactics. Archimedes went to Egypt to study in Alexandria. He also went to a famous school‚ founded by the mathematician Euclid. He studied astronomy‚ physics‚ and math with other famous people. His teacher was Conan of Samos. Conan was Archimedes’s greatest influence. Archimedes was very smart. He studied poetry‚ politics‚ astronomy
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Greek Literature GREEK LITERATURE. The great British philosopher-mathematician Alfred North Whitehead once commented that all philosophy is but a footnote to Plato . A similar point can be made regarding Greek literature as a whole. Over a period of more than ten centuries‚ the ancient Greeks created a literature of such brilliance that it has rarely been equaled and never surpassed. In poetry‚ tragedy‚ comedy‚ and history‚ Greek writers created masterpieces that have inspired‚ influenced
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mathematician and secondly an inventor‚ his other qualities where simply additional characteristics. He received his knowledge by spending most of his life studying in Syracuse but did spend some time in Alexandria and Egypt possibly with another ancient mathematician known as Euclid. Besides Euclid‚ Archimedes partnered with other mathematicians of his time. These mathematicians are Conon of Samos and Eratosthenes of Cyrene. Along with studying with these individuals‚ Archimedes published some of
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numbers were first studied in-depth by ancient Greek mathematicians who looked to numbers for their mystical and numerological properties‚ seeking perfect and amicable numbers. (O’Connor & Robertson‚ 2009) In 300 BC‚ Greek mathematician‚ Euclid of Alexandria proved and documented in his Book IX of the Elements that prime numbers were infinite. He started with what he believed to be a comprehensive list of prime numbers‚ created a new number‚ N‚ by multiplying all of the prime numbers together
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Introduction HIS100 History of Western Civilization to Middle Ages Lesson 5 Quiz This assignment is worth a total of 60 points. Please make sure you have answered all questions prior to submitting. Once you click the submit button‚ you will not be able to return to this section. Question 1 of 60 What type of columns does the Parthenon have? | Alsacian | | Ionic | | Corinthian | | Doric | Question 2 of 60 In 490 B.C.E. the Athenians defeated the Persians at the Battle
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other works on physics. Muslim scholars then studied these books and anticipated to obtain more. Al- Ma’mun sent ambassadors and translators to the Byzantine Empire‚ for searching out works on Greek sciences and have them translated into Arabic. Euclid‚ Apol-lonius of Perga‚ Nichomachus of Gerasa‚ Menelaus‚ Archimedes‚ and Theodosius of Tripoli were all translated into Latin and Hebrew. These were works by
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There are many things that can be done to improve the city of Euclid. We can improve the school system. We can improve the school programs. We can improve the overall look of the city. We can also improve recreation in Euclid. Therefore‚ we can improve the city of Euclid. There are many things that can be done to improve the school system and programs. First we can improve the high school. They should first bring back small schools‚ because I feel that the students had a better chance. The
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