Students through the elementary grade levels are taught and above all accepted to learn and from the basis of geometric concepts and ideas. Many of these children however come out with many misconceptions and understandings. Through research, learning concepts have been developed for the kindergra...

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...

Math and many of its aspects are a major part of everyday life. We spend the majority of our school years studying and learning the concepts of it. Many times, the question of 'why do we need to know these things?' has been asked. The following report will explain the history and pu...

Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662) By Victoria Hubble Blaise Pascal was born in Clermont-Ferrand, France, on June 19th, 1623. His mother, Antoinette Begon, died when he was three; and his father, Etienne, who was a lo...

Euclid of Alexandria is known as the father of geometry. His books, theories, and teachings have influenced the subject of geometry greatly. Euclid has written many books that have influenced geometry. Euclid's most well known book is the Elements. The legacy of Euclid began in 325 B.C. an...

Born in Athens, Greece around 325 B.C., Euclid grew up to be one of the greatest Greek mathematicians of all time. Very little is known about his life. Even the dates and places of his birth and death are unsure of, yet historians have come up with a vague outline of his life. Many people have d...

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...

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 ...

When the name Pythagoras is mentioned, most people (who have taken a geometry or another higher mathematics course) automatically think ¡§the Pythagorean Theorem¡. But what many people do not know is that Pythagoras contributed a lot more than just ¡§a theorem¡ to the world of mathema...

The Work of M.C. Escher 1.) M.C. Escher, whose real name is Maurits Cornelius Escher, was born in Leeuwaren, Netherlands in 1898. He created intriguing works of art, that explore and exhibit a wide range of mathematical ideas. While he was in school, his family had intended for him to follow ...

The whimsical visage of the mystic Greek actors can be still found in many melodramatic plays and performances in the western hemisphere to this day. From the pure architecture of the theatrical buildings to the actors themselves, historic Greece has had a chief impact on contemporary civilizations...

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...

A curious tiling of black and white triangles with curved sides, enclosed within a circle, each triangle alternately colored progressively getting smaller as they approached the circles perimeter. This is the image that inspired M.C. Escher to create four pieces of art called the Circle Limit Serie...

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....

The first mathematics can be traced to the ancient country of Babylon and to Egypt during the 3rd millennium BC. A number system with a base of 60 had developed in Babylon over time. Large numbers and fractions could be represented and formed the basis of advanced mathematical evolution. From at l...

Computer Engineer 1. How is math used in your every day job duties? Math is used frequently, If I had to estimate I would say all day. 2. What math classes do you recommend for someone interested in your position? Well when you finish your high schools math classes I suggest you take a...

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...

Dilation Dilation Dilation has been used for millions of years. Even in the ancient times and still we use it until this day. An example of dilation used in ancient times is when ancient Egyptians built the pyramids. The pyramids were built in different sizes, but proportional. Now in this day a...

A German-born American physicist and Nobel laureate, best known as the creator of the special and general theories of relativity and for his hypothesis with the "particle nature of light". He is said, to be the most well known scientist of the 20th century. Einstein was born in Ulm on...

Described as the first pure mathematician, Pythagoras is an important figure in math's development, yet relatively little is known about his existence. No reference books or biographies by him are left behind, and since his life in society was lived half-religious and half-scientific, his co...

Euclid's Fifth Postulate One of the most fascinating aspects of Mathematics is that there exist statements that are both true and false. Perhaps the most famous of these is Euclid's controversial fifth postulate. Throughout history, almost from the postulate conception, mathematics ha...

Ammar: Hi Mr. Euclid. Euclid: Hello Ammar: How are you Sir? Euclid: I am fine thank you. Euclid: How may I help you. Ammar: I want an interview of you Sir for my history teacher. May I get it? Euclid: Yes, sure, why not. So what do you want to ask me? Ammar: If you won't mind, can I as...

Thinking about Ends and Means I do not have an automobile and I want one. The automobile I want costs more money than I have available. It is necessary for me to get the money needed to buy the car. There appear to be a number of ways in which I can get what is needed without violating the law. For...

Renee Descartes (1595-1650) 3.23.2001 Renee Descartes was a famous French mathematician, scientist and philosopher. His views about knowledge and certainty, as well as his views about the relationship between mind and body have been very influential over the last three centuries. Descartes was b...

The first thing I would like to say before I start this paper on Thales is that when dealing with ancient Greek mathemetitions, any "facts" you may uncover are really just educated guesses. The reason for this is, because all records back then were kept on cuneiform tablets. These tablets just ...