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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
How old was Nicolaus Copernicus when his father died?
It is theorized that Copernicus' father passed away when Nicolaus was 10-12 years old.
Why did mathematicians use Latin in the 19th century?
In general, Latin was the language used in science, not just in math. At least, to give names to things, Latin (as well as Greek) was often used.
In general, Latin was the language used in science, not just in math. At least, to give names to things, Latin (as well as Greek) was often used.
In general, Latin was the language used in science, not just in math. At least, to give names to things, Latin (as well as Greek) was often used.
In general, Latin was the language used in science, not just in math. At least, to give names to things, Latin (as well as Greek) was often used.
Were did Christiaan Huygens get married to?
I've read a lot of versions of his biography. None of them talk about his love life. So it's either he never got married, or he was just very good at keeping his personal life private (which I don't think is the case).
Name the greatest mathematician of modern India who died when he was 33?
Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887-1920)
perfect fourth
What are euclid's achievements?
Euclid is best known for his treatise on mathematics, The Elements. His book is one of the most influential works in the history of mathematics, serving as the main textbook for teaching math, especially geometry, from the time of its publication until the late 19th or early 20th century. The Elements is a mathematical and geometric treatise consisting of 13 books written in Alexandria at around 300 BC. It is divided into thirteen books which cover plane geometry, arithmetic and number theory, irrational numbers, and solid geometry, such as definitions, propositions, theorems, constructions, the five postulates (axioms), and mathematical proofs of the propositions. Axioms are statements that are accepted as true.
Ok so basically the chebyshev's theorem states that 75% of your data will lie within 2 standard deviations of the mean and that 89% of your data will lie within 3 standard deviations of the mean. And I believe that this theorem is much more precise than the Empirical Rule, which assumes normality and can be off.
I am currently taking a stats. class if I didn't help or my wording is unclear please let me know. Also any information here was obtained or learned from the book called Elementary Statistics by Mario F. Triola
edward cox
An arc whose endpoints are on the edge of the Poincaré Disk must be a line in hyperbolic geometry?
False
He discovered the ratio interval of a perfect octave is 2:1.
How did Archimedes die and when?
When the Romans attacked Syracuse, the troops were told to take Archimedes alive. As they invaded the city, troops were sent out to raid and find the scientist. As legend has it, when Archimedes was found, he was involved in some task and refused to be interrupted. When the soldier who found him became impatient, he killed Archimedes
Gangbo attended graduate school at Swiss Federale Institute of Technology where he earned his Ph.D. in 1992. From 1992 to 1993, Dr. Gangbo was a Postdoc Associate at Carnegie Mellon University. 1993--1995 he was located at the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute in Berkeley. Dr. Wifrid Gango joined the mathematics department of Georgia Tech as an Assistant Professor in 1995. In 1999 he was promoted to Associate professor. In 2001 he was promoted to Professor - from Ph.D. to Full Professor in nine years is very strong.
Professor Gango is Founder of "EcoAfrica," association of scientists involved in several projects in support of African countries. EcoAfrica was founded in 1990 in Switzerland and currently has six members. In the past years, EcoAfrica received funds mostly from Swiss institutions such as DDA, a Swiss Goverment Agency. Among other things, EcoAfrica has organized several workshops in Applied Mathematics in Senegal and intends to do the same in other countries in Africa.
He has a wife and two daughters.
Was Nicolas Copernicus' theory rejected?
that the world was heliocentric not geocentric aka sun centered universe and earth centered universe
Where is Leonardo Fibonacci buried?
He died in Pisa around 1240-1250. His date of death is not accurately known and neither is his final resting place.
What is Boltzmann's distribution equation?
http://www.knowledgerush.com/kr/encyclopedia/Boltzmann_distribution/
What was the cause of john napiers death?
The probable cause of Napier's death was complications arising from gout, although this can now never be known with certainty.
What were the major contributions of Ibn Battutah and Omar Khayyam?
the first guy gave geogarphy and the second one gave literayure
