Paper On Leonhard Euler

Leonhard Euler

A world relying so heavily on technology was not something that anyone hundreds of years ago could have predicted. In today’s modern society, computers can be seen practically everywhere. Computers can be programmed to do an unimaginable list of things, making them one of the most useful technologies. However, the people that use them seem to forget that the backbone of computers and technology is math. Mathematics is one of the core subjects that are associated with computing, and it goes as far back as the 1700s. Leonhard Euler, born on April 15, 1707, was a mathematician that made an incredible amount of contributions to mathematics back in the day. Euler’s work helped advance many different fields of mathematics by the

Number theory has to do with numbers of course, but it goes in depth and discusses how numbers relate to one another. Euler committed much of his time to number theory concerning topics such as the Pell equation, Fermat’s Last Theorem, perfect numbers, and the quadratic reciprocity law. Euler developed a theorem that proved Fermat’s theorem and created a deep understanding of Fermat’s theorem by doing so. Euler did not only do work concerning theorems made by other mathematicians, he developed identities and equations himself that are still in use today. For example, Euler’s identity, an equation that concerns many different fields of math. Euler’s formula is another equation that works in pair with his identity equation. These equations are considered beautiful to many modern mathematicians and have not been forgotten. The equations that Euler created, helped make a correlation between different topics and helped many different mathematicians. Euler also introduced new ways to solve quartic equations, and different ways to apply calculus to real life problems. The list goes on, with Euler’s development of Euler’s circle, Euler’s Characteristic, and even proofs. Euler also discussed the problem known as Seven Bridges of Konigsberg. He provided a solution to this problem which led to a theory called graph theory. Euler contributed much more than what was listed, but these are some of the greatest recognized works he