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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 were Nicolas Copernicus' greatest achievements?
one of his greatest achievements were he was the first European astronomer to change the medieval belief system =)
Application of Cauchy's Mean Value Theorem in real life?
Cauchy's Mean Value Theorem (MVT) can be applied as so. Say that Doug lends his car to his friend Adam, who is going to drive it from point A to point B. If the distance between A and B is 100 miles, and it only takes Adam X amount of time, was he speeding at any point? Using Cauchy's MVT, it can be determined, because velocity is a function of displacement vs. time. This is a very simple application, but the MVT can be used to determine if anything is operating at above or below a specified tolerance very quickly, and once that is determined, allows an engineer to closely identify when they occur.
How did Pythagoras believe the world could be best understood?
by the same principles inherent in mathematical thinking
What did Kepler and Copernicus do?
They proposed the idea that the sun is the center of the universe. this started the scientific revolution.
What problem did king hiero want Archimedes to solve?
During Archimedes' time in Syracuse, King Hieron, the king of Syracuse and a close friend of Archimedes, commissioned the construction of a beautiful golden crown. When the goldsmith returned the crown, the king suspected him of stealing some of the gold and replacing it in the crown with silver. The king wanted to make sure that he got all of his gold back, so he asked Archimedes to discover the true contents of the crown.
What did Copernicus prove to mankind?
Copernicus proved to mankind that the sun was the center of the universe, not the Earth. We know now that he was mostly correct. The sun is the center of the solar system.
What is the dolution on Laplace power and light case study?
i dont know its ur case study u need to answer that ok
I believe it was Claudius Ptolemy.
Hipparchus for the GK folks.
It is said that Archimedes, as child, he and his family were rich and noble.
Has fermat's last theorem been disproved?
Fermat's last theorem says xn + yn = zn where n is bigger than 2 has no solution
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The theorem has NOT been disproved, in fact it was proved by Andrew Wiles.
He worked with Richard Taylor and they used things known as elliptic curves. There are many great books that explain the proof, but a good amount of graduate level abstract algebra is required.
How did Archimedes handwriting look?
Archimedes was an ancient Greek scientist and astronomer. His handwriting is small and neat, written in straight lines, and including diagrams and mathematical equations.
What is the Euclid's ladder for 10 and 21?
21 - (10 x 2) = 1
10 - (1 x 10) = 0
For the values: 10 and 21
The LCM is: 1
What are some of Copernicus' discoveries and contributions?
he discovered that the earth revolved around the sun (heliocentricity) and at that time everyone believed that the sun/planets revolved around the earth (geocentricity)
