Research shows that Hypatia of Alexandria was one of the first women to make substantial contribution to the development of mathematics. She lived in the great center of ancient learning; Alexandria, Egypt, in the 4th century A.D. While it t is assumed that she studied mathematics under her father, Thon of Alexandria; it is known that she was the head of the Platonist school in Alexandria around 400 A.D. Hypatia contributed in many ways to math; it is said that she edited the work on “The Conics of Apollonius.” With her influence in this book, Hypatia made the concepts easier for others to understand, thus ensuring that the work endured, as it has for many centuries.
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Have you ever noticed how the best roller coasters are parabolic? When on a roller coaster, it feels like gravity is being defied. When the roller coaster falls from the peak of a parabola, it is rejecting air resistance. In America, there are hundreds of theme parks and thousands of roller coasters. People of all different ages ride roller coasters but only a few notice that most roller coasters are in the form of a parabola. Parabolas can be found in most things we encounter every day. A parabola forms when a comet shoots across the sky. Parabolas have helped mankind in many ways. One example, is astronomy. Sometimes, parabolas are used to determine the distance of the rocket ship traveling up in the …show more content…
According to Scholastics, an order of Orestes to control Jewish celebrations met with approval by Christians, then to violence between the Christians and the Jews. The Christian-told stories make it clear that they blame the Jews for mass killing of Christians, leading to the banishment of the Jews of Alexandria by Cyril. Cyril accused Orestes of being a pagan, and a large group of monks who came to fight with Cyril, attacked Orestes. A monk who injured Orestes was arrested and tortured. John of Nikiu accuses Orestes of inflaming the Jews against the Christians, also telling a story of mass killing of Christians by Jews, followed by Cyril purging the Jews from Alexandria and converting the synagogues to churches. John's version leaves out the part about a large group of monks coming to town and joining the Christian forces against the Jews and Orestes. Hypatia enters the story as someone associated with Orestes, and suspected by the angry Christians of advising Orestes not to reconcile with Cyril. In John of Nikiu's account, Orestes was causing people to leave the church and follow Hypatia. He associated her with Satan, and accused her of converting people away from Christianity. Scholasticus credits Cyril's preaching against Hypatia with inciting a mob led by fanatical Christian monks to attack Hypatia as she drove her chariot through Alexandria. They dragged her from her chariot, stripped her,
Conic sections are the figures formed by the intersection of a plane and …show more content…
Have you ever noticed how the best roller coasters are parabolic? When on a roller coaster, it feels like gravity is being defied. When the roller coaster falls from the peak of a parabola, it is rejecting air resistance. In America, there are hundreds of theme parks and thousands of roller coasters. People of all different ages ride roller coasters but only a few notice that most roller coasters are in the form of a parabola. Parabolas can be found in most things we encounter every day. A parabola forms when a comet shoots across the sky. Parabolas have helped mankind in many ways. One example, is astronomy. Sometimes, parabolas are used to determine the distance of the rocket ship traveling up in the …show more content…
According to Scholastics, an order of Orestes to control Jewish celebrations met with approval by Christians, then to violence between the Christians and the Jews. The Christian-told stories make it clear that they blame the Jews for mass killing of Christians, leading to the banishment of the Jews of Alexandria by Cyril. Cyril accused Orestes of being a pagan, and a large group of monks who came to fight with Cyril, attacked Orestes. A monk who injured Orestes was arrested and tortured. John of Nikiu accuses Orestes of inflaming the Jews against the Christians, also telling a story of mass killing of Christians by Jews, followed by Cyril purging the Jews from Alexandria and converting the synagogues to churches. John's version leaves out the part about a large group of monks coming to town and joining the Christian forces against the Jews and Orestes. Hypatia enters the story as someone associated with Orestes, and suspected by the angry Christians of advising Orestes not to reconcile with Cyril. In John of Nikiu's account, Orestes was causing people to leave the church and follow Hypatia. He associated her with Satan, and accused her of converting people away from Christianity. Scholasticus credits Cyril's preaching against Hypatia with inciting a mob led by fanatical Christian monks to attack Hypatia as she drove her chariot through Alexandria. They dragged her from her chariot, stripped her,