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Famous mathmaticiansBy: Whitney Clifford
+ Emmy Noether (1751-1920)
Known for her contributions to abstract algebra
Known for her contributions to theoretical physics
Born in a Jewish family
Her father was a mathematician
originally planned to teach French or English
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Went to the university of Erlangen
Worked at a mathematical institute for 7 years without pay.
Her students where sometimes called “Noether boys”
Moved to the U.S. in 1933
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In her time women where largely excluded in the math world
She spent 4 years lecturing in math
She underwent surgery for a cyst and died at the age of 53
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+ Isaac Newton (1581-1750)
Famous physicist and mathematician
Created the laws of motion
Built the first practical reflecting telescope
Studied at the Trinity collage
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Contributed to the binomial theorem
Worked with non-integer exponents
He was unorthodox Christian
He also served the British government
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Dedicated most of his time to study alchemy
Most of his work was published long after he died
He changed scientists view point of the universe for the next 3 centuries
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+ Aryabhatta (400-1580)
His birth place is uncertain
He was Hindu
Known for math and astronomy
Based on older traditions
Used angle measuring devices
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He covered the following
- Arithmetic
- Algebra
- Trigonometry
- Fractions
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- Quadratic equations
- Table of sines
- Spherical trigonometry
- Continued fractions
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Direct details his work are known only from the Aryabhatiya.
A lot of his works are lost
Many documents had to be translated to English
He made the place value system more easy to work with
Started the use of zero in the numberline
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Aryabhata discussed the concept of sine in his work that means “half chord”
n Aryabhatiya Aryabhata provided intelligent results for the use of cubes and squares
He thought the sky rotated instead of the earth
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+ Sources
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryabhata
fabpedigree.com/james/mathmen.htm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Newton
www.biography.com › People
www.sdsc.edu/ScienceWomen/noether.html
www.nytimes.com/.../emmy-noether-the-most-significant-mathematician-y
