16 results found, view free essays on page:
-
Lived In A Time Area Where The Greeks Great
504 wordsThe Greeks contributed many things to todays society. Their ideas were extremely innovative and they lived in a time of great discoveries. Their influence has touched on subjects such as philosophy, politics, medicine, math, and art, to name just a few. The men who developed these important ideas many years ago benefit each one of us and have an important effect on todays culture. There are many famous Greek philosophers. One of the most famous is Socrates. Socrates believed in a persons charact...
Free research essays on topics related to: greeks, todays, socrates, todays society, math -
Centuries Ago Long Time
760 wordsMathematical logic is something that has been around for a very long time. Centuries Ago Greek and other logicians tried to make sense out of mathematical proofs. As time went on other people tried to do the same thing but using only symbols and variables. But I will get into detail about that a little later. There is also something called set theory, which is related with this. In mathematical logic a lot of terms are used such as axiom and proofs. A lot of things in math can be proven, but the...
Free research essays on topics related to: mathematical, centuries ago, logic, symbols, long time -
Deals With The Properties Plane Geometry Elements
366 wordsLittle is know about Euclid, the father of geometry. Records show that he lived somewhere around 300 B. C. He was a Greek mathematician and is probably best known for his work Elements. Since little is known about the personal life of Euclid, it is difficult to do a biography on him. His chief work, entitled Elements, is a comprehensive essay on mathematics. It includes 13 volumes that entail such subjects as plane geometry, dealing with the properties of flat surfaces and of planar figures, suc...
Free research essays on topics related to: mathematics, branch, properties, euclid, geometry -
Postulate States Postulates Line
404 wordsEuclid's most famous work is his treatise on mathematics The Elements. The book was a compilation of knowledge that became the centre of mathematical teaching for 2000 years. Probably no results in The Elements were first proved by Euclid but the organisation of the material and its exposition are certainly due to him. In fact there is ample evidence that Euclid is using earlier textbooks as he writes the Elements since he introduces quite a number of definitions which are never used such as tha...
Free research essays on topics related to: postulates, euclid, postulate, assume, definitions -
A History Of Geometry In The World Mathematics
425 wordsThe beginning of geometry is hidden in the time of pre-history. Later, the humans came to recognize certain principles. People believe geometry started in Egypt. Ancient Greeks also practiced experimental geometry for centuries. During the Ancient Greece time period Euclid wrote thirteen books, entitled The Elements, that are still today one of the most influential works in scientific history. In Ancient Egyptians time geometry was used often. One use for geometry was to measure the size of fiel...
Free research essays on topics related to: geometry, ancient greece, greeks, time period, babylonians -
Straight Lines Great Impact
2,004 wordsEuclid's Elements Introduction to the works of Euclid and Euclid's Life Euclid's name is often associated with geometry. Euclid's Elements is one of the most influential and important scientific works in the history of mathematics. This work had served as the fundamental basics for the vast majority of geometrical teachings for the past 20 centuries. Euclid has made great impact on mathematics and set the standard for logical structure for works in the field of geometry. Unfortunately, there is ...
Free research essays on topics related to: made great, great impact, number theory, straight lines, research paper -
Goldbach States Famous Conjecture Goldbach States Famous Introduces
364 words- 399 pythagorean's discover irrational numbers - 240 Eratosthenes determines circumference of earth - 230 Archimedes determines formulas for the area of a section of a parabola formulas forthe area of a section of a parabola - 200 Apollonius studies conic sections - 200 Euclid writes Elements - 100 Hipparchus develops the trig tables 825 Al-Khowarizmi uses Zero 1525 Rudolf introduces the radical sign 1535 Tartaglia solves cubic equations 1545 Square roots of negative numbers 1557 Record introdu...
Free research essays on topics related to: mathematics, introduces, determines, sign, calculus -
Steam Engine S B
1,801 wordsAnother worker in applied mathematics belonging to the period under consideration was Heron of Alexandria. His much disputed date, with possibilities ranging from 150 BC to 250 AD, has recently been plausibly placed in the second half of the first century AD. His works on mathematical and physical subjects are so numerous and varied that it is customary to describe him as an encyclopedic writer in these fields. There are reasons to suppose he was an Egyptian with Greek training. At any rate his ...
Free research essays on topics related to: steam engine, s b, r 2, heron, one problem -
Planets Revolve Important Figure
1,346 wordsAlgebra is defined by Webster? s New Collegiate Dictionary as a generalization of arithmetic in which letters representing numbers are combined according to the rules of arithmetic. This is not a good definition of algebra. It would take a thick book to really explain it. In fact, to this day it is still being added to. There are always new things to be discovered about it. It has been added to by many different people over the centuries. Algebra has a long interesting history. The first work de...
Free research essays on topics related to: mathematics, thales, important figure, planets revolve, algebra -
17 Th Century 19 Th Century
2,992 wordsHistory of Math Mathematics, study of relationships among quantities, magnitudes, and properties and of logical operations by which unknown quantities, magnitudes, and properties may be deduced. In the past, mathematics was regarded as the science of quantity, whether of magnitudes, as in geometry, or of numbers, as in arithmetic, or of the generalization of these two fields, as in algebra. Toward the middle of the 19 th century, however, mathematics came to be regarded increasingly as the scien...
Free research essays on topics related to: 19 th century, 12 th century, 16 th century, 17 th century, 5 th century bc -
19 Th Century 17 Th Century
4,866 wordsMathematics, study of relationships among quantities, magnitudes, and properties and of logical operations by which unknown quantities, magnitudes, and properties may be deduced. In the past, mathematics was regarded as the science of quantity, whether of magnitudes, as in geometry, or of numbers, as in arithmetic, or of the generalization of these two fields, as in algebra. Toward the middle of the 19 th century, however, mathematics came to be regarded increasingly as the science of relations,...
Free research essays on topics related to: 20 th century, 18 th century, 17 th century, 19 th century, 16 th century -
Wife Died K 1
920 wordsLeonhard Euler was born in the spring of 1707 and lived until the autumn of 1783, 76 years. Euler was born in Switzerland near the town of Basel to a father whom was a Protestant clergyman and a mother who can from an equally pastoral family. It was expected from them that he would also become a man of the church. As a youth he had the capability to memorize almost anything easily, he also had the ability to work with numbers in his head without the use of a calculator (Dunham xix). At the age o...
Free research essays on topics related to: petersburg, wife died, 2 k, euler, k 1 -
Washington D C Major Part
1,092 wordsMath and many of its aspects are a major part of everyday life. We spend the majority of our school years studying and learning the concepts of it. Many times, the question of? why do we need to know these things? ? has been asked. The following report will explain the history and purpose of geometry in our lives. ? Geometry? means? measure of the earth? . In ancient Egypt, the Nile would flood its banks each year, flooding the land and destroying the farm areas. When the waters receded and the ...
Free research essays on topics related to: geometry, golden, symmetry, major part, washington d c -
Put Into Practice Human Beings
2,201 wordsThinking about Ends and Means I do not have an automobile and I want one. The automobile I want costs more money than I have available. It is necessary for me to get the money needed to buy the car. There appear to be a number of ways in which I can get what is needed without violating the law. For example, I can save it, by not spending what money I have on something else; or I can try to earn additional money; or I can borrow it. In this example there might have been countless others of the sa...
Free research essays on topics related to: sake, put into practice, ends, human beings, practical -
Pythagorean Theorem World Book
269 wordsIn 580 B. C. there lived a man who is know for creating one the best known theorems ever. His name was Pythagoras and the theorem, the Pythagorean Theorem. This Theorem states that the sum of the squares of the two legs of a right triangle equals the hypotenuse squared. This theorem as you can see can be very useful for finding the lengths of a right triangle. Now over the last two millennium there have been many proofs for this theorem, in fact hundreds. One of the most the famous proofs of the...
Free research essays on topics related to: pythagorean, theorem, world book, pythagorean theorem, proofs -
Deals With The Properties Plane Geometry Elements
365 wordsLittle is know about Euclid, the father of geometry. Records show that he lived somewhere around 300 B. C. He was a Greek mathematician and is probably best known for his work Elements. Since little is known about the personal life of Euclid, it is difficult to do a biography on him. His chief work, entitled Elements, is a comprehensive essay on mathematics. It includes 13 volumes that entail such subjects as plane geometry, dealing with the properties of flat surfaces and of planar figures, suc...
Free research essays on topics related to: branch, euclid, properties, mathematics, geometry
16 results found, view free essays on page:
