these ratios‚ but did not turn that into a systematic method for finding sides and angles of triangles. The ancient Nubians used a similar methodology.[5] The ancient Greeks transformed trigonometry into an ordered science.[6] Classical Greek mathematicians (such as Euclid and Archimedes) studied the properties of chords and inscribed angles in circles‚ and proved theorems that are equivalent to modern trigonometric formulae‚ although they
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centuries have been taken toward the development of inventions made by different people into modern forms. Single inventors rarely bring out modern invention. What we have now as electronic devices (the computers) are inventions of several scientists‚ mathematicians and engineers from different centuries. For the purpose of this mini research key terms like evolution‚ technology and computer shall be considered‚ not forgetting to take a careful look at the evolution of these inventions from different centuries/years
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HIPPARCHUS (c 190 – c120 BC) Hipparchus was a Greek astronomer‚ mathematician and geographer. Surprisingly little is known about his early life. He was most certainly born in Nicaea‚ Bithynia‚ (which is now known as Iznik in Turkey)‚ around 190 BC. Most of what we do about him comes from the books of other scholars who came after him‚ such as Ptolemy and Strabo. It seems likely that Hipparchus studied in Alexandria but spent his later life in Rhodes. Strabo‚ another Greek geographer writing about
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The abacus Abdiel Gutierrez Abstract—This paper will show the importance that the abacist had during the Renaissance time in Europe‚ and the time line they followed and the mathematical advances they did to algebra. Normally they have been merchants or people that taught the merchants in the operation of the abacus. They appear in Europe in the beginning of the 1400 century and lasted until the year 1600. Their work was very important for the development of mathematics because they were the first
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Who am I? I am a mathematician so therefore my expertise is in algebra‚ calculus‚ geometry and trigonometry. I am not versed in economics‚ politics and astronomy therefore my opinions of these are foolish. And I quote now each man judges well the things he knows and of these he is a good judge. And so the man who has been educated in a subject is a good judge of that subject‚ and a man that has received an all-round education is a good judge in general. It is the mark of an educated man to look
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Gupta Empire The Gupta Empire (320 CE to about 500 CE). It dominated northern India. People were happy during the Gupta period‚ the "Golden Age" of ancient India. They had religious freedom. They were given free medical care‚ which included simple surgery. Rewards of money were given to writers‚ artists‚ and scholars to encourage them to produce wonderful work‚ and they did. Very few of the common people were educated‚ but the Gupta Empire had many universities. Students came from as far away
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George Boole: The Genius George Boole was a British mathematician‚ and he is known as the inventor of Boolean Algebra. His theories combined the concepts of logic and mathematics‚ and hence he is known as the father of mathematical logic. This combination of mathematics and logic came to be known as Boolean algebra‚ and is the basis of digital electronic design‚ which is used in fields ranging from telephone switching to computer engineering. Because of the utilization of the concepts of Boolean
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Precious Abidoye Movie analysis of The Beautiful Mind Overview The film “A BEAUTIFUL MIND” characterizes the story of the brilliant mathematician John Forbes Nash who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. This film was directed by Ron Howard and it’s based on the true life story of a genius mathematician Nash which is portrayed by the actor Russell Crowe. At the beginning of the movie Nash starts his career at Princeton University as a mathematics graduate student where he was well known for his
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Biography of a Mathematician: Sir Isaac Newton Sir Isaac Newton has made an impact on scientists to this day. Even though his discoveries derived in the late 1600s‚ we are still affected today in the present. The ideals and theorems he sought out still hold legitimate centuries after his time. With the information laid out for them‚ a scientists using his theories can improve their research to achieve fame themselves. “Some would say that he was the greatest product of the Enlightenment‚ the
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ascribe to him‚ without serious justification‚ a work with the name Nautical Star-guide while according to some others he wrote only two works: On the Solsticeand On the Equinox. Astronomy and Mathematics Thales was also a great astronomer and mathematician. It is significant that he foretold the
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