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Mathematicians
Often, to completely understand the importance of a mathematical theory, it's essential to know about the person who developed it. This category is where all questions about historically significant mathematicians should be asked.
6,570 Questions
What is 48 percent as a fraction simplest form?
48% means 48/100
48/100
reduces to, ( factor out the 4 )
12/25
=====simplest form
Why did Charles Babbage make the first computerin 1840?
He didnt. He tried to get money for it in 1835 but investors where sceptical due to Babbage's earlier construction failures. In 1837, swedish engineer Georg Scheutz managed to build a machine based on Babbage's blue prints
What is a base figure for a triangular pyramid?
A triangular pyramid is usually called a tetrahedron; its base is an equilateral triangle, as are the other three of its sides.
An Egyptian pyramid has a square base; the other four sides are isosceles triangles.
Thales the Greek astronomer concluded that everything that exists comes ultimately from?
Thales concluded that everything that exists ultimately comes from water. He believed that water was the fundamental substance from which all things originated.
Who were Amalie Emmy Noether's siblings?
There is some information in the Wikipedia, in her father's biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Noether
There are 18 ways: you can choose the ice cream flavour in 6 ways and with each of these ways you can choose a topping in 3 ways.
This what his early life was like,juan ponce DE Leon was born in San servas,spain.Although born into a noble family he was poor and like many in similar situations he sought fame and fortune as a soldier.
What is a special proporty for a trapezium?
It is a quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel sides.
Who are the famous mathematicians in trigonometry?
Pythagoras was the most pivotal mathematician in the area of trigonometry. His pythagoras theorem literally redefined the way people studied right angled triangles.
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What awards did Charles Babbage receive?
Elected Fellow of the Royal Society - 1816 =First gold medal of the Astronomical Society of London=
Applications of laplace transform in computer science?
We are using integrated circuits inside the CPU. Laplace Transformations helps to find out the current and some criteria for the analysing the circuits... So, in computer field Laplace tranformations plays vital role...
Were the sisters bad to King Lear?
Both Goneril and Regan were mean to their father. After he explained how he was to divide his land, and after he kicked out Cordelia, both sisters immediately began plotting how they were to get rid/kill their father. Cordelia on the other hand cared for her father, and even though her father didn't like the way she confessed her love for him, she was still there to help in near the end.
What did Al-Khwarizmi do for algebra?
AL Khwarizmi was a famous mathematician who worked on mathematics and established the Indian numeral system and the use of zero in the mathematics.
He was the inventor of al jebra, and the complicated terms used in higher mathematics called al jorithm, which is extensively used in computer today. He worked on astronomy and geography and made sun dials and astrolabes.
What is Ruth Moufang famous for?
Advanced geometry and was the first woman professor at the University of Frankfurt.
What are five words that describe Rene descartes?
Rene Descartes is primarily known for his work as a mathematician and a philosopher. He can also be described as a skeptic, a writer, and a rationalist.
Pascal was most famous for Pascal's triangle.
He also invented the 1st mechanical calculator.
The Pascal's Triangle is a pattern where you add the adjacent numbers from the previous line.
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