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Mathematicians
If you wonder what you can do with a math major? This article will give you a glimpse of the scores of possibilities.
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Sir Isaac Newton, Scientist
Brief biography of Sir Isaac Newton, considered the greatest scientist of all time, famous for "Principia," discovery of gravity, laws of motion, mathematics of calculus.
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Euclid's First Axiom
Euclid's first axiom, concerning points and straight lines, contains hidden depth that one might miss upon a cursory glance, and which is important to his geometry.
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Fermat's Room: Film Review
If Agatha Christie had written the movie "Cube," it might have turned out like the enigmatic, math-filled murder mystery, Spanish film "La Habitación de Fermat."
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Pythagoras and Reincarnation
Besides inventing and/or populariazing the Pythagorean Theorum, Pythagoras was also known as a great spiritual leader of his day
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The Planet Neptune Discovered without a Telescope
Neptune was discovered without the use of a telescope. Read on to find out who did it and how they did it!
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Euclidean v Non-Euclidean Geometry
While most people are far more familiar with the basic principles of Euclidean geometry, scientists have come to discover that the shape of our universe is non-Euclidean.
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Adding sequential numbers (I)
Adding sequential numbers can be managed quickly if you apply addition, multiplication and division together.
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Adding Sequential Numbers (II)
Application of adding sequential numbers and some more examples of arithmetic sequences.
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Adding Sequential Numbers (III)
Short cut methods for adding sequences of even numbers and odd numbers are discussed.
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Christiaan Huygens
Biography of Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer Christiaan Huygens, scientist of the late 17th century, famed for invention of the pendulum clock, and more.
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Nicolaus Copernicus brief bio
Brief biography of Polish scientist Nicolaus Copernicus, proponent of the sun-centered solar system.
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Pythagoras, Greek Philosopher
Brief biography of Greek great thinker Pythagoras who explained reality in terms of numbers and gave us the Pythagorean Theorem.
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Rene Descartes: Cogito Ergo Sum
Philosophy and works of great thinker Rene Descartes, known for 'cogito ergo sum' ('I think therefore I am'.)
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The Life of Rene Descartes
Rene Descartes (1596-1650) is known for his Discourse on Method (1637) as well as numerous other philosophical, mathematical, and scientific meditations.
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