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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.

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Who was ramanujan?

He was one of the India's greatest mathematical geniuses .He introduced the theory of ramanujan's number(1729).

What is Euler's law?

e^(i*x) = cos(x) + i*sin(x) This is used alot in engineering. But it also has functional uses as: cos(x)= Re( e^(i*x)) = (e^(i*x) + e^(-i*x)) / 2 sin(x)= Im( e^(i*x)) = (e^(i*x) - e^(-i*x)) / 2

Why does a 2002 Ford Taurus cut out when the gas is applied?

If the check engine light is "on" when this happens, get the car "scanned" to find out what the problem is. If not, check fuel pressure at the fuel rail, on top of the motor. Over

Why won't the 4x4 work in a 1998 Expedition when the indicator lights say it is in 4x4 and click is heard in xfer case but front wheels don't get power?

I had this issue and there is a motor that ingages and puts it into 4 wheel drive. My motor was not working and I needed a new one at a cost of 900.00 installed. I also had this problem with my 97' Expedition.....the mechanic found that it was a faulty switch Cost was aproximately $140.00 (part and labor)....it's been working fine since

What did Marie Antoinette invent as a mathematician?

Well, she wasn't exactly a mathematician as being queen of France ;-). She did invent one mathematical design though, called La Harpie.

When the French soldiers went to America to help the Americans fight their revolution, the news came back to Paris from the front that soldiers had seen a new animal specie they had never seen before, and they called it the Harpie. At that specific time, the pouf-hairstyle invented by Marie Antoinette was hotter than hot, and it was especially the trend to have one that portrayed an event. So Marie Antoinette designed a triangular design that was supposed to present the Harpie and had it printed on several dresses and ribbons. Soon it was a huge trend and everybody dressed "a la Harpie". It looked a little like the Louis Vutton logo and was a mathematical design.

Why is Fibonacci recursive?

Each term, except the first two, in the Fibonacci sequence is defined in terms of terms that went earlier in the sequence. That is the meaning of "recursive".

t(1) = 1

t(2) = 1

t(n+2) = t(n) + t(n+1) for n = 1, 2, 3, ...

Who was the first mathematician?

The fact is, there were many mathematicians long before we have written records. Some of the Babylonians were very good mathematicians. Please have a look at the link below.

What is Colleen Barrett best known for at Southwest Airlines?

Under her guidance, Southwest typically beat all the other airlines year in and year out in the airline industry's "Triple Crown" of performance ratings.

What is a trivia?

The question would be better worded "What is trivia"?. Well, trivia is or are unimportant (or "trivial") items, especially of information. Usually these are unimportant facts that everybody has stored somewhere at the back of the brain and are useful simply in conversation or in games such has triva contests or pub quizzes. Examples of trivia quizzes can be found at http://www.paulsquiz.com and http://www.triviabug.com. In the late 19th century the expression came to apply more to information of the kind useful almost exclusively for answering quiz questions: a perfect "trivia question" is one that initially stumps the listener, but the answer subsequently sounds familiar once revealed (otherwise the question would be considered either too familiar and therefore not trivia, or so unfamiliar and obscure as to be unanswerable and not as entertaining). The study or collection of trivia is known as spermology, which literally means collection of seeds. Trivia in non-question form can also be found at http://www.paulsquiz.com/Trivia_Quiz_Resources/

Named the computers invented by Charles Cabbage?

The computers invented by Charles Babbage were the Difference Engine and the Analytical Engine. Neither was finished in his lifetime but gave him fame as a computer pioneer.

Did Archimedes perfect the lever and pulley?

maybe the pulley but not the lever

he invented the pulley but not the lever

When did Blaise Pascal create Pascal's triangle?

The triangular array of binomial coefficients (triangle) was discussed by Persian Mathematician Al-Karaji (953-1029) and later invented and implemented by Persian Mathematician/Astronomer/Poet Omar Khayyam in the year 1070. In the 13th century, about 200 years after Khayyam's discovery, Yang Hui (1238-1298) of China "discovered it." Now almost 400 years after Omar Khayyam's discovery, a French Mathematician Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) again "supposedly discovers" this binomial triangular array, in the 17th century.

So why is this triangle not called Khayyam's Triangle?

I'm not sure either, even with significant evidence from Khayyam's Algebra Book.

However there is your answer to when Mr. Pascal "created" it.

Where can you see Archimede Seguso's La Fenice fire inspired glass sculpture?

Examples of Archimede Seguso's work inspired by the fire that destroyed La Fenice may be viewed at the website of Archimede Seguso's Museum Foundation (see link to website below!). In terms of significance, the La Fenice collection is referenced in the website as being among the last of the master glassmaker's works in a chronology of his accomplishments.

What perspective on truth seeking did Descartes and Bacon advocate?

Descartes and Bacon both advocated for skepticism and looking for the truth in a rational fashion. They both had methods of finding the truth in a logically ordered fashion that incorporated reasonable doubt.

What did newton consider his greatest achievement?

He considered his lifelong greatest achievement (when asked at around 86 years of age), lifelong celibacy.

Did Galileo receive a Nobel Prize?

No, the Nobel Prize was established in 1895. Only two posthumous awards have ever been given. Neither was to Galileo.

Why is Leonardo Pisano Fibonacci famous?

Fibonacci was most famous for his contribution to mathematics, specifically the Fibonacci sequence. The Fibonacci Sequence is as follows: Start with the numbers 0 and 1, add them together you get 1, then add 1 and 1 together you get 2, then add 2 and 1 together you get 3 then add 3 and 2, 5, then 5 and 3, 8, then 8 and 5, 13 and soon below is all the Fibonacci numbers up to 233, 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233... In other words each number is a result of the two previous numbers added together. The significance of this is that the higher you get in the sequence, you can divide a number and its previous number and that will give you a number close to the golden ratio (a special number that is used very frequently in mathematics, usually designated by the Greek letter "φ").



Fibonacci, or Leonard of Pisa, was perhaps the western world's most exalted mathematician of the middle ages. He is best known nowadays for the discovery of the Fibonacci Series, a series that occurs frequently throughout nature. In this series, every new number is the result of the sum of the previous two numbers NONE OF UR BUSSINESS WEIRDOS GO RED SOMTING ELSE THIS WEBSITE SUCKS!