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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 is an axiomatic system of knowledge different from or similar to other system of knowledge?
It might be different in term of proving the knowledge. For example in math, the uses of axiom is something that people need to accept as something that is unquestionable. It is a logical statement that is considered as assumed to be true. If we are to compare it to other system of knowledge, for instant maybe nature science. In nature science, we need to make a hypothesis to prove something and the hypothesis need to be proved by the experiment that we conducted.
What is D'Alembert's ratio test?
D'Alembert's ratio test, or simply the ratio test, is a way of determining whether certain series converge. It goes like this: to check if a series converges, check the sequence of ratios between consecutive terms. If that sequence converges to something less than 1, then the series converges absolutely. If it converges to something greater than 1, or diverges, then the series diverges. If it converges to 1 exactly, then the test is inconclusive.
What are some of Blaise Pascal's contributions?
He did many great things. Some contributions he made were to mak the first calculator
What contributions did thales make to the mathematics?
he fiqued out the height of a pyramid using the length of its shadow and he was one of the first people to use geometry to solve practical problems.
After the death of Alexander the Great, Aristotle fled to the the Greek island of Euboea to escape anti-Macedonian sentiment. There he lived the last year of his life on his mother's family estate near the city of Chalcis and died of natural causes in 322BC
What was Pierre Simon laplace's childhood?
He was very short, his weight was very low, and his voice was quite high. His parents ...
Mme. and Msr. de LaPlace ... being quite inexperienced in the business of parenting, were
beside themselves with worry over this seemingly insurmountable combination of handicaps.
Coupled, as his condition was, with his inability to do almost anything productive ... math,
chemistry, physics, bricklaying, wood-chopping, water-hauling, etc. ... his parents were
firmly convinced and resigned to the tragic conclusion that short, light, squeeky Pierre Simon
would never amount to anything, and would have to be institutionalized and cared for in
perpetuity.
They were in the process of making plans for the trip to perpetuity, to get him registered
and settled in there, when a cousin happened to drop by for a visit, and gave them a
piece of news that changed their lives, not to mention the life of little Pierre. This cousin
was schooled in the ways of the Scientific Method, and had dedicated his life to scientifically
and methodically observing everything around him, and in so doing to discover patterns,
systems, and the ways of nature and of the world.
This old, worldly, and wise cousin was the first to draw their attention to the vast numbers
of other short, light, squeeky people living in their village ... short people who could do
no more of value than little Pierre could, and who spent their days running aimlessly in
the streets, terrorizing the animals, dirtying their clothing, shouting at each other, throwing
stones and sticks about, and generally driving their parents to regret the whole thing.
The cousin showed them that little Pierre's condition, while seemingly hopeless, was
actually universal, and would change with time.
To make a long story brief, the truth set little Pierre's parents free, and they became totally
transformed. Where time had previously been their enemy ... where every second felt
like an hour and every day seemed a year ... their boy now became their greatest joy.
While there was still nothing they could do to cure the state of dehydration that had
inspired his name, Pierre now inspired them to create even more short, light, squeeky
people, and they did so as often as was humanly possible.
Their domain was magically transformed, from one of time to one of frequency, and little
Pierre, the dehydrated French child, grew to become a longer, heavier, famous great
basso mathematician.
What are the main contribution of srinivasa ramanujan?
the main contribution of srinivasa ramnuja as the song
JOHNY JOHNY S PAPPA
EATING SUGAR NO PAPPA
TELLING LIES NO PAPPA
OPEN UR MOUTH
HA HA HA
Could someone help me with math questions?
Yes, just type your math question like you typed this question. Make each math problem a separate question. People answer when they spot your question but this can take a while....
Rafael Bombelli is usually credited with discovering imaginary numbers in 1572.
There were hints of the theory going back much further, perhaps beginning with Hero of Alexandria in the first century.
What are the examples of atmospheric pressure in day to day life?
Learn to support the heat and cold. Advice: use the proper clothes.
Windy -and warm- time (I mean weather season).
Sunny and hot days (more than a week). No fire.
What did Leonhard Euler do for math and please make it simple to understand?
Euler made important discoveries in fields as diverse as infinitesimal calculus and graph theory. He also introduced much of the modern mathematical terminology and notation, particularly for mathematical analysis, such as the notion of a mathematical function. He is also renowned for his work in mechanics, fluid dynamics, optics, and astronomy.
While I believe the preceding paragraph to be easy to understand, most of Euler's work is not.
What is the perimeter of 10cm of square?
For a square geometry, the perimeter is four times the side. Accordingly the perimeter equals 40 cm.
