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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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Why is Pythagoras' theorem useful?

well...

one of its uses can be as follows:

you see trigonometry deals with right angles right, so through the Pythagoras theorem you can find out the sides of the triangle, without which trig would be impossible!

Who has the largest measured cranium?

Brett Skapinetz has an enormous cranium. The volume of this gargantuan human head will be measured by Archimedes principle once a large enough vessel is found to submerge it into.

His cranium is so large that several recent lottery winners have opted to have the equivalent of his head filled with nickels instead of the grand prize

What is s in Laplace transforms?

The Laplace transform of a function f(t), defined for all real numbers t ≥ 0, is the function F(s), defined by: : The parameter s is a complex number: : with real numbers σ and ω. A complex number is defined as a number comprising a real numberpart and an imaginary number part. An imaginary number is a number in the form bi where b is a real number and i is the square root of minus one. (Wiki search)

Who is Archimities?

Archimedes of Syracuse was a Greek inventor-scientist-physicist-mathematician and scientist . See link for an in-depth article from Wikipedia .

Why was Archimedes running down the road yelling Eureka?

It was because he seemed really excited by his discovery, that is when you put an object into water, some of the water gets displaced or pushed out of the way.

Where did John Napier invent the Napier bones?

Napier's Bones, a system similar to an abacus which assists in the calculation of products and quotients, and also referred to as Rabdology, was first mentioned as a new invention by Napier in 1617 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

How did Muhammad bin Musa Al-khwarizmi die?

he was found hiding by the us soildgers and killed

What ancient Greek mathematician came up with an approximate value for pi by circumscribing and inscribing circles in and around regular polygons?

Archimedes (287-212 BC) was the first to estimate π rigorously. He realized that its magnitude can be bounded from below and above by inscribing circles in regular polygons and calculating the outer and inner polygons' respective perimeters. By using the equivalent of 96-sided polygons, he proved that 310/71< π < 31/7. The average of these values is about 3.14185.

Who is the Chinese mathematician who estimated pi at 3.12159?

Value of pi was first given by the semi god Krishna in Mahabharata to 32 accurate decimal places .In fact it can be extended more.Archimedes long later used an approximation method to calculate pi to 4 decimal places

see the link below for how to calculate pi to 32 accurate decimal places

http://archives.amritapuri.org/bharat/bharat.php

Where was Diophantus educated?

He lived in Alexandria, which in his time was a Greek city but is now in Egypt.

Some rules for members of Pythagoras' Philosophical and Religious School?

Pythagoras wouldn't eat beans because he thought they contained/were human souls, and would not wear cloaths made of animal skins.

Did Ada Lovelace have any brothers or sisters?

Augusta Ada King-Noel, Countess of Lovelace, was the only child of Lord Byron. She did have several illegitimate half brothers and sisters.

How do you use Euclid's elements today?

Euclid's Elements is the basis of most geometry taught in schools today.

Achievements of Nicolaus Copernicus?

Copernicus proved that the earth is flat and that we are NOT the center of all the universe. He also proved that planets rotate around the sun. He was also a well respected astronomer.

What are the different examples of integral exponents?

... -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...

In summary, any integer that you use as an exponent is an "integral exponent".

... -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...

In summary, any integer that you use as an exponent is an "integral exponent".

... -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...

In summary, any integer that you use as an exponent is an "integral exponent".

... -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...

In summary, any integer that you use as an exponent is an "integral exponent".

Was Archimedes rich or poor?

It is said that Archimedes, as child, he and his family were rich and noble.