Mathematician

his schoolmates: “In that elusive, irrational number with which scientists try to understand the universe, I found refuge” (27). Gregory Stephens comments on the symbolic significance of the name: Pi is an irritating and unique number for the mathematician who, above all academics, desires certainty and factuality. It irritates because it defies the scientist’s longing for certainty. At the same time it fascinates because of its “infinite randomness”. Pi, as a mathematical formula, functions…

Dudley Weldon Woodard, was an African American Mathematics Professor. Dudley went to a College called Wilberforce University in Ohio (1903-1906) he worked at a University of Chicago (1907). Dudley Weldon was born October 3(1881,Galveston Texas). Dudley died on a Wednesday in a Jewish hospital of old age on July 1,1965 in Cleveland Ohio. Dudley was a smart curious child Dudley’s father had a great job he worked at postal office . There is little or no information about Dudley…

Throughout history, there have been many contributions to Western civilization from the ancient Greeks. There have made long lasting contributions in the areas of government, , and mathematics. “Our plan of government favors the many instead of the few; that is why it is called a democracy (Document 3). Pericles was a wise and able statesman that led Athens during its golden age. He introduced direct democracy to Athens. In document 3, “As for social standing, advancement is open to everyone,…

The lost city of Atlantis has been a myth for many centuries, and some researchers even believe that they have found evidence to prove its existence. The lost city of Atlantis is a real event that happened around 635 B.C. The city of Atlantis was found by the greek god Poseidon. Atlantis is believed to be larger than Libya and Asia minor put together. The city was very wealthy and everybody that lived there was happy. Until the gods got upset with the atlanteans, and created an earthquake,…

Do you ever wonder why the planets stay in orbit? Or do you ever wonder how calculus came to be? Well, you can thank Isaac Newton for these things. He was a scientist and mathematician and was a big help in the 17th century. Isaac Newton was born on January 4, 1643, in Woolsthorpe, England, United Kingdom, and died on March 1, 1727 in London, England, United kingdom at the age of 85. Isaac Newton studied for a degree in law. For college he enrolled in King’s school in Grantham, which is a…

While the issue of extreme sports has several different perspectives, I have discovered that it's all in the person who wants to participate in the sport and that it’s their life so you should not turn down someone's dream. This quote “plunge boldly into the thick of life, and seize it where you will, it is always interesting” explains that life is there for us to explore and have our interest. Extreme sports are a good idea. One reason that extreme sports should be participated in is that they…

achievements. The greatest achievements of the Inca, Aztec, and Maya were solar calendars, temples, and medicine. This essay will explain why each of these the greatest achievement for each civilization. The Mayans were great astronomers and mathematicians. They were one of the first few civilizations to use the number zero. The Maya created a 365 day solar calendar to tell the farming seasons and also a religious calendar. For this they also made star observatories made for the…

important people in “discovering” the rainbow and the understanding the science behind and explaining it are Sir Isaac Newton and Aristotle. Sir Isaac Newton was born on January 4th, 1643, in Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. Newton was a mathematician and physicist who made multiple discoveries that are applicable today. Some of his most important discoveries being Newton’s Three Laws of Motion, Universal Gravitation, and Optics. Aristotle Was born in 384 B.C. in Stagira, Greece. His…

mathematics were more important. They are used everyday by millions of people. According to the “Muslim Achievements” article, “Al-Khwarizmi also made groundbreaking advances in the field of algebra.” It also says that, “A book by the muslim mathematician al-Khwarizmi introduced that number system to Europe. We call the symbols that we use for numbers today (0,1,2,3,...9) Arabic numerals…”. This shows that if it weren’t for Arabs we wouldn’t have the numbers that we use today.…

Ancient Greece and Rome has a major impact on how society goes about its everyday lives without realization. Ancient Greece has had a lot of impact on how people view the world. The most important impacts on our society today was the discoveries in philosophy. Socrates is a well known philosopher back in ancient Greece that believed that patient examination was a way to help others seek truth and self-knowledge. This was called the Socratic Method. His way of thinking influenced how we think…