World History
Here's a great animation by the Royal Institution about revolutionary Greek thinkers who shaped our ideas about mathematics. Among the thinkers reviewed are Archimedes, Euclid, Plato and Pythagoras, who show us the importance of proofs.
Thanks to David Walp for tweeting the link to the Guardian clip.
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How Ancient Greeks Shaped Modern Math
Here's a great animation by the Royal Institution about revolutionary Greek thinkers who shaped our ideas about mathematics. Among the thinkers reviewed are Archimedes, Euclid, Plato and Pythagoras, who show us the importance of proofs.
Thanks to David Walp for tweeting the link to the Guardian clip.
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- The10 Best Mathematicians
Pythagoras and Hypatia are among the top ten mathematicians, according to Alex Bellos of The Guardian (the British online newspaper). Hypatia is the only woman on the list and is there because of her translation of Euclid's "Elements." She...
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