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the sum of the angles of a triangle is equal to two right angles" (Ball, 1960, p. PG). ?tienne was captivated by his sons mathema...
..., 2008). Blair sharply differentiated religious faith and extremism, noting that in the past decade, we have seen numerous "ac...
pessimistic about human beings and their propensity toward self-love. He thinks of virtually all human relationships as being driv...
In five pages vacuums and gases and how they have been studied since the 17th century are the focus of this paper that includes ex...
in Greece since 4 BCE, those who dared to doubt or who said it was okay to express doubts and questions werent held in high regard...
18th century mathematical thinkers. More substantively, though, this study will define the transformation of Goldbachs conjecture...
example, is the following: (1 + x)2 This formula can also be expressed as the following: (1 + x)(1 + x) or 1 + 2x + x2 (Katsiavri...
are two sources of pressure for a liquid in a pipe these are pressure from a pump provided mechanically or pressure provided by th...
There is Will and Jeremy. At this point she becomes very confused because she does not really know who she likes anymore. There is...
This research paper describes the history, applications and patterns that pertain to the arithmetic relationships that have come t...
harrowing to watch, with Nash suffering several climactic breakdowns and brief moments of lucidity and temporary remission. The u...
connection between science and religion is not easily attained, inasmuch as science is based in a foundation of undeniable proof, ...
own background also needs consideration, as the work was also a reflection of the man and his circumstances. After this some examp...
In five pages this paper examines Pascal, his wager, and discusses possible theoretical flaws in 2 aspects of this wager. Two oth...
of the world (1993). Yet, one can see this in action in smaller ways. Another way to look at the world is through the model called...
In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at skepticism in philosophy. The skeptical writings of Montaigne, Pascal, and Descartes...
This essay present a biography of Sir Isaac Newton, renown 17th century mathematician and scientist. Three pages in length, two so...
In fifteen pages this Yale professor and U.S. mathematician is considered in a biographical overview. Four sources are cited in t...
the inner circle, much like the royal physicians (Jardine, 2002). His sister married and her husband, Holder, became Christophers...
to those given by al-Khwarizmi" (OConnor and Robertson, 2003). Jordanus proofs had to do with "the method of completing the square...
Elements, to which he replied that there was no royal road to geometry. He is therefore younger than Platos circle, but older than...
to computers to cell phones is digital in nature, that is, totally a product of math; yet, few of us understand how math makes the...
however, early mathematics came right along with that. Richardson notes that Hieroglyphic numbers were introduced around 3,000 BCE...
Omni Naevo Vindicatus (1733) Saccheris early work on non-euclidean geometry was considered to be very important, although he did n...
think that schizophrenics are actually people who have split personalities, but this is not a correct description of the disease a...
traditional mathematical definition of space so that it could be utilized to compare figures (2002). Stahl (1999) provid...
was born in Akron, Ohio and would one day be considered as "the most significant philosopher to have written in English in the sec...
of lieutenant, but gave up his military commitments when he became professor of physics in 1730: since this mean that he was a ful...
to surface and Johann Bernoulli convinced Euler to pursue mathematics full time. As a mathematician, Euler published over 866 book...