René Descartes Over the course of approximately sixty years, René Descartes set a precedent for mathematic excellence in the fields of algebra, geometry, and calculus. His findings lay the foundation for modern math and became a "turning point between medieval and modern mathem...

In my years studying math I've realized that math is essential for life. Having this said, It is quite obvious that math could easily be as old as humanity itself. Prehistoric men has interests in geometric figures in their pottery. As we first learn in out toddler years, to count with our fin...

Mathematics and its Necessity Mathematics is often defined as the study of quantity, magnitude, and relations of numbers or symbols. It embraces the subjects of arithmetic, geometry, algebra, calculus, probability, statistics, and many other special areas of research. But do we really need m...

Euclid Euclid of Alexandria is thought to have lived from about 325 BC until 265 BC in Alexandria, Egypt. There is very little known about his life. It was thought ...

This was my favorite portfolio. Mainly because I picked things I liked and I had fun making them. The first thing I made was a chess puzzle. This shows reason; using logic is a big part of geometry. The next project I made was cutting out pictures of things that were symmetrical and things that we...

1. Pythagoreans discover irrational numbers. 532 BC 2. Euclid writes Elements. 300 BC 3. Archimedes determines formulas for the area and volume of a sphere. 250 B.C. 4. Eratosthenes determines the circumferences of Earth. 235 B.C. 5. Appollonius studies conic sections. 225 B.C. 6....

Pythagorean Therm Pythagorean theory The Pythagorean Theorem is a geometrical expression used often in math and physics. It used too two-two finds the unknown side of a right triangle. The exponential forms of this theorem a + b = C. That is the equation ...