Mathematicians

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Mathematicians

• Mr. Clutter
• Villegas Middle School
• 2006-2007

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Pythagoras

• 569 B.C. 475 B.C.
• Greece
• First pure mathematician
• 5 beliefs
• Secret society
• Pythagorean theorem

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Aristotle

• 384 B.C. 322 B.C.
• Greece
• Philosopher
• Studied mathematics in relation to science

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Euclid

• 325 B.C. 265 B.C.
• Greece
• Wrote The Elements
• Geometry today

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Al-Khwarizmi

• 780 A.D.-850 A.D.
• Baghdad (in Iraq)
• 1st book on Algebra
• Algebra
• Natural Number
• Equation

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Leonardo da Vinci

• 1452 A.D. - 1519 A.D.
• Italy
• Geometry with mechanical methods
• Painter
• Architect
• Mechanic

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Galileo Galilei

• 1564 A.D. 1642 A.D.
• Italy
• Teacher
• Astrology
• Mathematician

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De Lhopital

• 1661 A.D. 1704 A.D.
• France
• Differential Calculus
• LHopitals Rule

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Leonhard Euler

• 1707 A.D. 1783 A.D.
• Switzerland
• Mechanica (book on mathematical analysis)
• Calculus of variations
• Analytic Geometry
• Trigonometry
• Symbols

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