Showing posts with label Math HISTORY. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Math HISTORY. Show all posts

26 Apr 2019

What is Mathematics?


Mathematics is the science that deals with Quantity, Arrangement, Shape-Size, Logic.
Be Aware! Math is Everywhere! 
Math is all around us, in everything we do.
Math Starts at Greek
Study of Math within early civilizations was the building blocks of the math of the GREEKS, Who developed Math through Geometry.





The time of day when his own shadow was same height that he was he measure the shadow of the Pyramid to get the height. It’s the starting of mathematics. 









Definition of Mathematics:

8 Sept 2018

IRRATIONAL NUMBER


Hippasus was the student of Pythagoras who discovered the IRRATIONAL NUMBER.
What is IRRATIONAL NUMBER?
An IRRATIONAL NUMBER is a number that cannot be written as a fraction another side a rational number can be expressed as a simple fraction.
Story:  Hippasus √2
According to one story, Hippasus was toying with the number √2, attempting to find the value or equivalent fraction. after some times he came to realized that no such fraction existed and √2 is an irrational number. Hippasus overjoyed by his discovery but Pythagos was not. Exsistance of irrational number brought Pythagoras theory into questionable as Pythagoras defined the universe in term of rational number.

28 Aug 2018

First True Mathematician-- Thales


Thales ( 624-546 BC) was an ancient Philosopher lived in Ancient Greece now forms a part of Turkey.
Thales regarded as the First True Mathematician , because of the many important contributions made to the field of Mathematics, Especially in Geometry.
Thales used geometry to calculate the distance of a ship from the shore. He also figured out a way to measure the height of a Pyramids.
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