Leonhard Euler (1707-1783) Switzerland Euler may be the most influential mathematician who ever lived (though some would make him second to Euclid); he ranks #77 on Michael Hart’s famous list of the Most Influential Persons in History. His colleagues called him "Analysis Incarnate." Laplace‚ famous for denying credit to fellow mathematicians‚ once said "Read Euler: he is our master in everything." His notations and methods in many areas are in use to this day. Euler was the most prolific
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Fundamental Mathematics-EEIT 2011 Lecturer: Dr. Nguyen Minh Quan. Office Hours: Tuesday‚ 10:00 am – 11:30 am. Room 105 Email: nmquan05@gmail.com Class’s email: fund.math.vgu@gmail.com. Password: fundmath2012 Lectures: Tuesday 1:00 pm - 4: 15pm. TA and exercise class: To be announced. Textbooks: J. Stewart‚ Calculus early transcendentals 6th ed.‚ Brooks/Cole Pub Co‚ 2008. The course will cover Chapters 1 through 9. References (optional): J. Rogawski‚ Calculus‚ Early Transcendentals‚ W.H
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Analysis and Pedagogy methods of Solo Tuba of the master recital selected repertoire Chapter 1 Even though the tuba was not known as a solo instrument for another century‚ the bass tuba in F was created by Wilhelm Friedrich Wieprecht and Johann Gottfried Moritz (1777–1840) in September 1835. It was decided that a big bass instrument was required‚ to produce low harmonics in the brass family. Since then it has been used as a bass part to support and accompany other instruments; both string and woodwind
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According to the Leibniz’s princciple of the indiscernibility of identicals‚ the philosopher Gottffried Leibniz argues that if 1 and 2 are identical then they have exactly the same property. It means that mind can never be physical object‚ which is a fact that could be derived here. Additionally the arugument is that no machine or computer in the world can have conscious‚ i.e.‚ feel of pain‚ feeling of happiness‚ sad etc.‚ But by incorporating some additional algorithms and hardwares these computer
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Johann Sebastian Bach was born on March 21‚ 1685 in Eisenhach‚ Germany. Bach came from a musical family‚ which comprised composers‚ performers‚ and teachers. Bach possessed a soprano singing voice; however‚ when his voice changed he played violin and harpsichord instead. Bach was a prominent figure in Baroque music and was considered a musical genius. Bach did not receive any formal musical training; however‚ he did learn from his family and studied works from his predecessors and contemporaries
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The Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment of the 16th and 17th centuries revolutionized thought and learning. Scholasticism and humanism were replaced with rationalism and the scientific method- empiricism. Scientists were aided by funding by some governments‚ while others could reject findings that conflicted with their authority. Scientists‚ or philosophers‚ were both praised and condemned by religious authorities for either glorifying the intellect of God through research or delving into matter
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an art curator‚ added another level of perspective for the audience to easily grasp the situation of Joshua Bell as he anonymously performed at the Plaza Station. Moreover‚ implicit evidence in the form of quotes from famous philosophers such as Leibniz and Kant were incorporated in the article to elaborate on the ideas behind the reaction of the audience present at the
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A New Day Has Come I have never been a person who looks at art and enjoys it. My favorite artwork is Gottfried Helnweint Boulevard of Broken Dreams. But when ask to write about my favorite art piece‚ that didn’t come to mind. I watch a show called So You Think You Can Dance and on June 18‚ 2008 I saw a Viennese Waltz performed that has stayed in my mind. For me art is something that gets you thinking and feeling in a way that you might not have before. Everything from the music to the lighting
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Ataliah Landsman Ms. Barron Advanced World Literature and Composition February 6‚ 2013 Voltaire Use of Satire In Candide Voltaire portrays an image of human suffering and cruelty in our world. He criticizes the philosopher Gottfried Leibniz’s optimism theory in the novel Candide. Candide was written by Voltaire and translated by John Butt in 1950. “Each particular contingent fact in the world has an explanation” (“God in Leibniz’s Theory” 1). In the novel‚ Candide’s teacher Pangloss believes
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Some of these composers include: Samuel Barber‚ Hans Werner Henze‚ Ernst Krenek‚ Witold Lutoslawski‚ Siegfried Matthus‚ Winfried Zillig‚ Gottfried von Einem‚ and Aribert Reimann (mwolfe.de/). There were many composers who wrote works specifically for Fischer-Dieskau. The most memorable one was Benjamin Britten who wrote the War Requiem for Fischer-Dieskau in 1962 (Schrott). He also played Papageno
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