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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
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Did Archimedes descover decimals?
No, Archimedes is not credited with the discovery of decimals. In fact, Jamish Al-Kashi is credited with the discovery of decimals.
What advances did Archimedes make?
Archimedes made a variety of advances including volume and buoyancy measurements along with mathematics that define the size of a cylinder using a sphere. He also helped to make a lever more useful in farming.
How do you use Rene descartes mathematical formulas today?
Descartes' mathematical formulas are used frequently in geometry. His slope theory and other algebraic formulas related to the geometric plane are still the standard in mathematics and his ideas helped form the basis of modern calculus.
How is the scientific method based on the ideas of Francis Bacon and Rene descartes?
Francis Bacon developed a theory of 'eliminative induction.'
Induction is moving from specifics to generalities, and whilst it had been proposed as a key part of scientific method by Aristotle, Bacon adapted it. Aristotle proposed that scientific evidence should be gathered by observation, but Bacon proposed that evidence should be gathered by observation and experiments. this is known as eliminative induction as it eliminates variable factors which might be present through mere observation.
Descartes' philosophy is based around doubt. he doubts everything, and can only establish his own existence through the presence of thought. This systematic doubt, and taking nothing for granted is, along with experimentation, the foundation of science.
What did Archimedes have to do with lodestone?
It's thought that Archimedes, the ancient Greek scientist, used lodestone to pull nails from enemy ships in war to make them collapse and sink.
Who was the first woman mathematician of the world?
Teano , wife of Pythgorus is considered as the first lady mathematician in the world.
Is zero a terminating decimal?
In a way it is, in a way it isn't. Zero, when simplified is not even a decimal. Technically zero can be 0.0000000000... forever, but that can be simplified, so it can be terminating, because 0.0000000 is equal to 0.0 and 0 and 0.0000000000000000000000. So no if it is a whole number and yes if it is a decimal. Remember, zero is a placeholder for emptiness or nothing.
What are the three historic world events in Archimedes?
chicken doody in da mornin, chicken doody in da night
How much money does curtis 50 cent Jackson make a year?
He makes about 90 million a year. Way more than lil Wayne.
in 2008 he made 150 million i think! that's amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Was Augustus Ferdinand Mobius married and did he have kids?
Yes he was married with children.
His wife was Dorothea (maiden name Rothe) and she became blind after they had wed.
They raised 3 children, one daughter named Emilie and two sons. Their two boys became distinguished literary scholars.
Dorothea died in1859, 9 years before her husband.
Why was thales famous in mathematics?
In mathematics, Thales used geometry to solve problems such as calculating the height of pyramids and the distance of ships from the shore. He is credited with the first use of deductive reasoning applied to geometry, by deriving four corollaries to Thales' Theorem. As a result, he has been hailed as the first true mathematician and is the first known individual to whom a mathematical discovery has been attributed.[5]
Did Christiaan Huygens invent medicine?
Christiaan Huygens is known as physicist, astronomer, mathematician, etc. but not as a doctor.
What did carl gauss invent with mathematics?
the answer to 1+2+3... all the way to 100 in less then a minute
(1+99)+(2+98)+(3+97)+...+(49+51)=4900+100+50=5050
What was the contribution of ramanujan to mathematics?
he was a bad man & contribution was i dont know
What does the math word plane mean?
In mathematics, a plane is a flat surface in three-dimensional space. The equation of a plane has the form a*x + b*y + c*z = d, where a, b, c, d are some specific numbers and x, y, z are variables. A plane is then the collections of all points (x, y, z) satisfying the plane equation. In higher mathematics (linear algebra) we can view a plane as the set of all vectors <x,y,z>, such that the dot product between <x,y,z> and <a,b,c> is the constant d, where <a,b,c> is a vector perpendicular to the surface of the plane.
Contributions of Archimedes in mathematics?
Archimedes discovered the concept of gravity with his levers and pulleys, his theory of displacement and invented the screw.
How do you find your body volume using a tape measure?
ACCURATELY measure a container into which your body will fit comfortably. Once you know the volume, fill the container with water.
Lower yourself into the water, allowing excess to spill over the top then climb out. By measuring the amount that the water that has spilled over you are effectively measuring your body volume. You can get a pretty accurate measurement by using the tape measure to see how much the water volume has dropped after you get out of the water.
depends what you mean by accuracy and to what degree. the theory of fractals says that with one measuring instrument you would read x units. with a second smaller measuring instrument to achieve greater accuracy you would read y units (y bigger than x). Moving to a third yet small measuring instrument you would read z units (z > y >x) and so forth. You can never get a truly accurate answer.
Failing all of that use Archimedes displacement principle and get a good estimate !
An alternative method of measuring body volume accurately is through the use of a 3D Body Volume Index (BVI) scanner. The BVI scanner is specifically designed to calculate risk factors associated with a person's shape, through analysis of weight and body fat distribution by body section and body volume measurement.
Did the Greeks invent algebra?
The invention of algebra traces back to the ancient Babylonians. At the time, Egyptian, Greek, and Chinese mathematicians actually used geometry to solve math problems.
Calculus was invented or rather can be detailed as back as 1820 B.C. when the Egyptians used it in order to calculate the volume of the pyramidal frustum
its nothing just wastage of time but important for exam purpose so please study it.....
Importance of von neumann's contribution to computer?
John von Neumann contributed little directly to the computer. He wrote a paper on what mistakenly came to be called the Von Neumann architecture, but this was not his idea, he simply documented an idea first proposed by person(s) unknown on Project PX(which built ENIAC).
Probably his biggest contribution to computers was when he returned to the Institute for Advanced Studies at Princeton after the war he designed his own computer called the IAS Computer then distributed copies of its schematics and other documents for free to any person, university, company, etc. that inquired. This results in almost 2 dozen similar but generally incompatible computers being built around the world. Even IBM's family of 700/7000 scientific computers are loose derivatives of Von Neumann's IAS Computer.
