The Lorentz-Lorenz Equation is a formula that relates the refractive index of a substance to the electronic polarizability of the constituent particles. But did you know who discovered the said equation first? Physicist Ludvig Lorenz developed a mathematical equation to describe the refraction of light and the density of a pure transparent substance. Another physicist, […]
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Niccolo Fontana, now famously known as the esteemed mathematician Niccolo Tartaglia, became one of the first mathematicians to provide a general cubic equation. When Tartaglia involved himself in a dispute with Antonio Fior, he solved all the equations given to him by Fior through the cubic equation he discovered in preparation for the competition at
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Students remain mind-boggled and confused with the mathematical fact that 0.9999 = 1. Many pre-calculus arguments strengthen the truth behind this heavily debated mathematical problem. With the seemingly infinite distance between 0.999 and 1, one can understand the difficulty with its comprehension. The repetition of 9 proves to close the distance between the two figures.
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Imagine ten pigeons flying into your homemade pigeonhole, but you only made 9. Where does the last pigeon go? What is the story behind the whole Pigeonhole Principle? Since London’s population exceeds the maximum number of hairs on a human’s head, the Pigeonhole Principle requires that at least two persons in London have the same
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Richard Feynman “Feynman” redirects here. For other uses, see Feynman (disambiguation). Richard Phillips Feynman (/ˈfaɪnmən/; May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988) was an American theoretical physicist, known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics, and the physics of the superfluidity of supercooled liquid helium, as
Turochamp Alan Turing at age 16 Alan Turing was an English mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher and theoretical biologist. Turing was highly influential in the development of theoretical computer science, providing a formalisation of the concepts of algorithm and computation with the Turing machine, which can be considered a model of a general-purpose computer.
Did Einstein really fail math? In 1905, Theodore Roosevelt was inaugurated as the 26th president of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt married Eleanor and the World Series matched the New York Giants against the Philadelphia Athletics. And, for four glorious months, Albert Einstein authored four papers that changed our understanding of the way the
Algebra (Mathematics Curriculum) What Is Algebra? Algebra is a branch of mathematics that uses letters and other symbols to represent numbers. Dictionary Definition The Oxford English Dictionary defines algebra as “the part of mathematics in which letters and other general symbols are used to represent numbers and quantities in formulae and equations.” Here is an
