Calculus is used in many fields, including physics, chemistry, biology, economics, pure mathematics, and all branches of engineering. It is not an exaggeration to say that Newton’s insight into the development of calculus revolutionized our ability to pursue new fields of science and engineering. But did you know when Isaac Newton came up with the […]
Oftentimes, numbers are just cold indicators, incapable of expressing menace or guile. Still, there’s Belphegor’s Prime, a supposedly sinister numeric palindrome with several strange properties. At least, that’s what one mathematical con artist would have you believe. But what is the Belphegor’s Prime? The Belphegor’s Prime, known as the “evil” number: 1000000000000066600000000000001 is a palindromic
Kurt Gödel was a philosopher, logician, and mathematician. Gödel, along with Aristotle and Gottlob Frege, is regarded as one of history’s most influential logicians. He had a significant impact on scientific and philosophical thought in the twentieth century. In his final years, the legendary mathematician Kurt Gödel grew preoccupied with the idea that someone was
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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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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
