to his work in geometry and calculus‚ he founded probability theory‚ and made contributions to axiomatic theory. His name is associated with the Pascal’s Triangle of combinatorics and Pascal’s Wager in theology. Like most of the greatest mathematicians‚ Pascal was interested in physics and mechanics‚ studying fluids‚ explaining vacuum‚ and inventing the syringe and hydraulic press. At the age of eighteen he designed and built the world’s first automatic adding machine. (Although he continued
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efforts and successes of three African American women‚ who fought for what was right even with the opposition they faced. These three women have been forgotten but their works are to be forever remembered. Katherine Johnson‚ a physiatrist and a mathematician who contributed to the United States space program; Mary Jackson‚ the first African American female engineer; and Dorothy Vaugh‚ NASA’s first African American manager. Together these three women‚ in their own ways‚ helped the United States to achieve
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My report is on Abu Ja’far Muhammad Ibn Musa Al-Khwarizmi. He was born around 780 BC in Baghdad. (Now in Iraq). There is little known about his life. The name al-Khwarizmi may indicate that he was from south of the Aral Sea in central Asia. He constructed some of the oldest works on arithmetic and algebra. His works was a significant source for mathematical insight for centuries to come in both the east and west. Al-Khwarizmi and his colleagues‚ the Banu Musa‚ were scholars at The House of
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I explained in the first paragraph‚ zero is a placeholder; imagine adding a few zeros to your salary! According to John Matson in his article “The Origin of Zero”‚ the number zero arrived in West Circa 1200‚ most famously delivered by Italian mathematician
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the American dream. There is nothing that blocks or hinders him in the pursuit of his goals and interests. Reuven’s father‚ David Malter‚ also embraces the American Dream. Mr. Malter often speaks about how Reuven could have bright future as a mathematician but he does not force that view upon Reuven. Moreover‚ he respects Reuven’s right to make his own decisions and he also wholeheartedly supports Reuven’s decision to pursue a career as a rabbi. Reuven is able to experience the archetype of the
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kind of geometry‚ called non-Euclidean geometry. What everyone thought they knew about geometry and axioms was completely changed by altering the original axiom. That is deep. The fact that one alteration could have that much of an effect on what mathematicians “knew” is mind blowing. Most people trust math and believe that it is flawless but if you think about it‚ isn’t math just created by humans. Since we‚ as humans‚ are incapable of knowing everything it would be illogical to say that we know everything
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Korean version in characters settings‚ focused points‚ and endings. I have read the book before those two movies released. “The Devotion of Suspect” was a tragedy story of a taciturn mathematician‚ Ishihara who crushed on the amiable woman in the neighborhood‚ but they lived without overlap. One day‚ the mathematician observed the fact that next-door woman killed her ex-husband in self-defense‚ and he designed a perfect alibi for this crime to preserve his loved woman. The two versions movies were
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in Walworth‚ Surrey‚ London on December 26‚ 1791. He was a mathematician‚ philosopher‚ inventor and mechanical engineer‚ who is best remembered for originating the concept of a computer. He is considered a "father of the computer.” Babbage is credited with inventing the first mechanical computer that eventually led to more complex designs while attending the University of Cambridge. He graduated while being one of the top mathematicians at his school. On 25 July 1814‚ Babbage married Georgiana
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advanced trigonometry‚ negative numbers‚ the concept of zero‚ and much more. Of course all this information is due to India’s mathematicians who were determined to answer their questions concerning mathematical solutions. One of these astounding mathematicians was Bhāskara II‚ most commonly known as Bhāskarāchārya meaning Bhāskara The Teacher. Not only was Bhāskara II a mathematician‚ but an astronomer. He is considered a very important role in the arithmetic world‚ and it wouldn’t be much without his
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Like most discoveries‚ calculus was the culmination of centuries of work rather than an instant epiphany. Mathematicians all over the world contributed to its development‚ but the two most recognized discoverers of calculus are Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Although the credit is currently given to both men‚ there was a time when the debate over which of them truly deserved the recognition was both heated and widespread. Evidence also shows that Newton was the first to establish
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