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    example of the misuse of science and explain how this has had an adverse effect on our lives. 5. Consider the addition of “15.4” to “28”. What would a mathematician say the answer is? What would a scientist say? Justify the scientist’s answer‚ not merely citing the rule‚ but explaining it. 6. Consider multiplying “26.2” by “16.43”. What would a mathematician say the answer is? What would a scientist say? Justify the scientist’s answer‚ not merely citing the rule‚ but explaining it. 7. Show how converting

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    E=mc2 . He received the Nobel prize in 1921.  Archimedes(287 BC-212 BC) The ancient Greek mathematician who arrived at many important results in geometry‚ mechanics and hydrostatics. He defined the value of pi and obtained formula for curved surface areas  and volumes of various solids. He is most famous for the principle of displacement named after him.  George Boolie(1815-1864) The self taught English mathematician who produced important works in many areas such as calculus and the theory of probability

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    "d" is the diameter of the circle. This formula gives an approximate pi value of 3.1605. An ancient mathematician Archimedes of Syracuse who lived between 287 - 212 BC derived the value of pi based on the area of a regular polygon inscribed within the circle and the area of a regular polygon within which the circle was circumscribed. Interesting Facts about Pi In 1706‚ an English mathematician introduced the Greek alphabet pi (π) to represent the said value. However‚ in 1737‚ Euler officially

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    mathematics‚ specifically with regards to algebra. Muslims advanced the study of mathematics. They borrowed and based their ideas from ancient Babylon‚ India‚ and Greece. Scholars in Baghdad’s House of Wisdom translated the works of the Greek mathematician Euclid‚ as well as India’s important texts. Then they adapted what they learned and added their own contributions. Algebra originated in an Arabic phrase meaning "the reunion

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    people and become well known. Background of the study Many say if you are good in Mathematics then your knowledge for English is poor. If you are good in English then your knowledge for Mathematics is poor. Mathematics is acclaimed or worked by Mathematicians. While in English‚ there are those philosophers‚ writers‚ critics‚ etc. The theory of the left and right hemisphere of the brain will help the researchers to compare the skills of the students of TIP in Math and English. Math can become incredibly

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    enrolled for a medical degree (Machamer). He never completed this degree but instead studied mathematics notably with Ostilio Ricci‚ the mathematician of the Tuscan court (Machamer). Galileo was appointed to the chair of mathematics in Pisa with the help of Clavius and del Monte (Machamer). In 1592 he was appointed‚ at a much larger salary‚ to the position of mathematician at the University of Padua (Machamer). It was during his Paduan period that Galileo worked out much of his mechanics and began his

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    How do you crack something with 158 million million million possible combinations? Many countries have tried‚ but ultimately failed to accomplish their goal. The movie The Imitation Game accurately portrays the historical events of the era. It correctly informs the viewer on how the Nazis communicated using a machine called enigma‚ it also shows an accurate depiction of Bletchley Park and the work of cracking enigma and the things they did to ensure that nobody found out about their work‚ and it

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    Both the Scientific and the Industrial Revolution had big impacts on their time period and the modern world. The Scientific Revolution took place during the mid-fifteenth century to the mid-sixteenth century. There were many discoveries and facts about the world and beyond while giving people new ideas on concepts of everyday occurrences that one may not tend to think about‚ such as gravity. With these new ideas came conflict with the people and authority. The Industrial Revolution took place during

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    Aryabhatta

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    Aryabhatta is the first of the great astronomers of the classical age of India. He was born in Kerala‚ South India in 476 AD but later lived in Kusumapura‚ which his commentator Bhaskara I (629 AD) identifies with pataliputra (modern Patna) in Bihar. His first name “Arya” is hardly a south Indian name while “Bhatt” (or Bhatta) is a typical north Indian name even found today specially among the trader community. Aryabhatta studied at the University of Nalanda. One of his major works was Aryabhatiya

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    Lemuel Hackshaw February 14th‚ 2013 MA122 History of Trigonometry The History of Trigonometry dated back to the early ages of Egypt and Babylon. Many different Astronomers and Mathematicians all took place in helping create Trigonometry‚ people from Hipparchus‚ all the way to Isaac Newton. They all contributed a little something‚ something to formulate what we know as trigonometry. The places these events took place in different place like Greece and India‚ to Sweden to Germany. Trigonometry

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