Leonhard Euler was born in Basel, Switzerland on 15 April 1707. His father, Paul Euler, studied theology at the University of Basel. Paul Euler became a Protestant minister and married Margaret Brucker. Leonhard Euler was born in Basel, but the family moved to Riehen when he was a one year old. It was in Riehen, not far from Basel, that Leonhard was raised. Paul Euler had a college education and, in turn, had some mathematical training. He was able to teach his son elementary mathematics along with other subjects (Leonhard Euler).
Leonhard was sent to school in Basel and during this time he lived with his maternal grandmother. The school was a rather poor one, and Euler learned no mathematics at all from there. However, his father’s teaching had sparked his interest in mathematics. He read mathematics books and papers on his own and took some private lessons (Leonhard Euler).
In 1723, Euler completed his Master’s degree in philosophy. Which means he graduated from college at sixteen or seventeen. He began his study of theology in the autumn of 1723, which was the dream of his father. Despite being a devoted Christian all his life, he did not have the same enthusiasm to study theology as he did for mathematics. Euler got his father’s permission to change to mathematics after Johann Bernoulli persuaded him. Since Paul Euler and Johann Bernoulli became friends when Paul was in college, persuading Paul was not a difficult task (Leonhard Euler).
Euler completed his studies at the University of Basel in 1726 when he was around age of twenty. He studied various mathematical books and papers during his time in Basel. Euler read many texts on the advice of Johann Bernoulli. His reading list contains works by Varignon, Descartes, Newt...
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...letter “f” and parentheses for a function; the use of the symbol π for the ratio of circumference to diameter in a circle; and i for √ (-1) (Leonhard Euler).
Soon after his arrival in St. Petersburg, a cataract formed in his remaining good eye, and he spent the last years of his life in total blindness. His productivity continued undiminished, despite losing sight completely, sustained by an uncommon memory and a remarkable facility in mental computations. His interests were broad, and his Lettres à une princesse d’Allemagne in 1768–72 was an admirably clear exposition of the basic principles of mechanics, optics, acoustics, and physical astronomy (Leonhard Euler).
Leonhard Euler died on 18 September 1783 in St. Petersburg, Russia. He was an essential piece in furthering the knowledge about several different subjects, including calculus, astronomy, and acoustics.
Adam Riese Riese was also a renowned teacher and mathematician. He wrote many books, some intended for children, others for particular populations, and yet others who were written for all audiences [6]. His book, Rechmung auff der linihen und Federn explained “the lined calculating board” as well as introduced the use of Indo-Arabic numerals for calculations [6]. It also mentioned addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication, which was not very clear at the time and very few could actually perform it [2]. E. Robert Recorde (1510-1558) Recorde, an Englishman, is attributed with the founding of the “English school of mathematics” and the introduction of algebra to England [2].
Johann Heinrich Lambert was a Swiss mathematician, physicist, and astronomer. Born in the Republic of Mulhouse in 1728, Lambert died at the age of forty-nine. He is widely regarded for his invention of the Hygrometer, which is used to measure moisture in the air. Lambert is also credited for his achievement in Lambert-Beer-Bouguer Law and Transverse Mercator Projection.
Niels Henrik Abel started attending Cathedral school, in Oslo, at the age of thirteen. Soren was a representative to the Storting, and they held their meetings in the main hall at Cathedral school. Many people believe that that is how Abel came in contact with the school. A couple years later, in 1818, the mathematics teacher Hans Peter Bader got fired for beating a student so bad that he died eight days later. Because of this a new mathematics teacher began teaching at Abel’s school. The teacher, Bernt Michael Holmboe, instantly saw Niels Henrik Abels’ mathematical talents and encouraged him to study it further. In the same year Soren got in a public argument with theologian Stener Johannes Stenersen about his Catechism from 1806. Also during this time, Soren almost faced impeachment for insulting Carsten Anker. Because of this Soren’...
Since Henri was born into a family who was so talented in math and science, he also became infatuated with math and science. Although not much is known about his early life, it is known that Henri started his career very early. As a young adult in the 1870s, he studied mathematics at the Ecole Polytechnique in Paris followed by his studies at the Mining School in Caen. Henri Poincare then went back to Ecole to receive his doctorate in 1879. While studying, he discovered many things, one of which was new types of complex functions that immensely helped in the solving of a great many differential equations. These discoveries were some of the first “mainstream” or common ways to apply non-Euclidean geometry (which was discovered around 1830 by the Hungarian and Russian mathematicians Janos Bolyai and Nikolay Lobachevsky, respectfully. It was not really accepted by the rest of the mathematicians until ar...
Not only was his eyesight a problem, but Euler faced other hardships including a fire in St. Peterburg on 1771 that nearly cost him his life but only ended in the destruction of his home and library. Then his wife died at age 40 on 1773. He was still able to gain more awards and honors. He was able to gain two prizes, with the help of his two sons, on the science of the moon’s movements. He gained a little bit of his eyesight with the help of a surgery but he didn’t wait to properly heal so this strained his eyes making him have total blindness once again. He later married the aunt of his first wife in 1776. Finally, on September 18, 1783, Leonhard Euler was talking with a relative while eating about the newly discovered planet named Uranus. He then began to play with one of his grandchildren. He suffered a brain hemorrhage right then which ended the life of a great mathematician. He was 76 years old on that fateful day he died. He was a famous mathematician who was the first to write f(x), had two numbers named after him (e in calculus and the constant y gamma), developed the EulerBernoulli beam equation, and made the letter ‘e’ the base of natural
There is no argument that one of the greatest mathematicians of all time came out of Switzerland in the Eighteenth Century, by the name of Leonhard Euler (1707-1783). Switzerland was the birthplace to many pioneers in mathematics during this time, but Leonhard Euler is widely thought of as the most significant of them all. Euler’s many publications had a decisive influence on the development of mathematics, such an influence that it is still being felt to this day. He worked in basically all areas of math, such as number theory, algebra, geometry, calculus and probability. Euler also did a lot of work in physics including continuum physics and lunar theory. Euler was a true renaissance man, who studied and made discoveries in a vast number of subjects, and his theories are still being taught and studied. There is no denying that Leonhard Euler is one of the founding fathers of mathematics and modern science.
outstanding mathematician and astronomer and he did write several works including Problems of Arithmetic, a book on music, and one on algebra before he was 25 years old.
Escher also contributed to math in a way his art was graphed and designed even though he had no education past secondary schooling. Mathematics saw and loved his techniques the way they were graphed
Jacob Bernoulli was born on the 27th of December, 1654, to Niklaus and Margarethe Bernoulli, in Basel, Switzerland. He initially abided by his father’s wishes and studied theology, eventually joining the ministry, but also chose to study both mathematics and astronomy on the side. From the ages of 22 to 28, he traveled throughout Europe, learning about the most recent advances in mathematics and the natural sciences, including recent discoveries by Boyle and Hooke.
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
Leonhard Euler was a brilliant Swiss mathematician and physicist, living between 1707 and 1783. Euler had a phenomenal memory, so much so that he continued to contribute to the field of mathematics even after he went blind in 1766. He was the most productive mathematical writer of all time, publishing over 800 papers. Euler’s dedication towards the subject intrigued me and motivated me to choose a topic related to Euler himself. Amidst his many contributions, I came across e. After further research, I soon learned the multiple applications of the number, and its significance to math. I chose to study the topic of e because I wanted to learn the many ways e can be represented and how it impacts our lives, as well as to share my findings with my peers.
The life of Brouwer is easily summarized. His upbringing was entirely uneventful. Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer was born on February 27, 1881 in Overschie, Amsterdam and passed away on December 2, 1966, Blaricum, Netherland was known as L. E. J. Brouwer but known to his friends as Bertus. He attended high school in Hoorn, a town on the Zuiderzee north of Amsterdam. His performance there was outstanding and he completed his studies by the age of fourteen. As a student of the University of Amsterdam, who worked in topology, set theory, measure theory and complex analysis. He was an excellent student and quickly progressed through university studies. Brouwer studied mathematics at the University of Amsterdam from 1897 to 1904. Within those seven years he received his bachelors and masters in mathematics and applied mathematics. At that point, his interest was starting to arouse in philosophical matters. In his doctoral thesis, Brouwer attacked the reasonable basics of mathematics.
Carl Friedrich Gauss was born April 30, 1777 in Brunswick, Germany to a stern father and a loving mother. At a young age, his mother sensed how intelligent her son was and insisted on sending him to school to develop even though his dad displayed much resistance to the idea. The first test of Gauss’ brilliance was at age ten in his arithmetic class when the teacher asked the students to find the sum of all whole numbers 1 to 100. In his mind, Gauss was able to connect that 1+100=101, 2+99=101, and so on, deducing that all 50 pairs of numbers would equal 101. By this logic all Gauss had to do was multiply 50 by 101 and get his answer of 5,050. Gauss was bound to the mathematics field when at the age of 14, Gauss met the Duke of Brunswick. The duke was so astounded by Gauss’ photographic memory that he financially supported him through his studies at Caroline College and other universities afterwards. A major feat that Gauss had while he was enrolled college helped him decide that he wanted to focus on studying mathematics as opposed to languages. Besides his life of math, Gauss also had six children, three with Johanna Osthoff and three with his first deceased wife’s best fri...
It can be noted that the discipline of math has played an important role in people’s lives and it has provided various useful methods to be more knowledgeable in life. Initially, even prior to the modern age and the communication of knowledge in the world arena, the written forms of new mathematical developments can only be accessed by several locales. It is known that the most ancient mathematical texts that can be accessed to is Plimpton 322, the Rhind Mathematical papyrus as well as the Moscow mathematical papyrus. The totality of these are considered the Pythagorean theorem and they are seen as the most ancient and popular mathematical development since the arithmetic and geometry (Struik, 1987). It is the purpose of this paper to inform the readers of the origin and development of mathematics, the writing and communication practice of this specific field, so that valuable information can be provided to people who intend to pursue a career in this field.
The 17th Century saw Napier, Briggs and others greatly extend the power of mathematics as a calculator science with his discovery of logarithms. Cavalieri made progress towards the calculus with his infinitesimal methods and Descartes added the power of algebraic methods to geometry. Euclid, who lived around 300 BC in Alexandria, first stated his five postulates in his book The Elements that forms the base for all of his later Abu Abd-Allah ibn Musa al’Khwarizmi, was born abo...