Mathematicians

Mr. Clutter

Villegas Middle School

2006-2007

Pythagoras

569 B.C. – 475 B.C.GreeceFirst pure mathematician5 beliefsSecret societyPythagorean theorem

Aristotle

384 B.C. – 322 B.C.GreecePhilosopherStudied mathematics in

relation to science

Euclid

325 B.C. – 265 B.C.GreeceWrote The ElementsGeometry today

Al-Khwarizmi

780 A.D.-850 A.D.Baghdad (in Iraq)1st book on AlgebraAlgebraNatural NumberEquation

Leonardo da Vinci

1452 A.D. - 1519 A.D. ItalyGeometry with

mechanical methodsPainterArchitectMechanic

Galileo Galilei

1564 A.D. – 1642 A.D.

ItalyTeacherAstrologyMathematician

De L’hopital

1661 A.D. – 1704 A.D.FranceDifferential CalculusL”Hopital’s Rule

Leonhard Euler

1707 A.D. – 1783 A.D.Switzerland Mechanica (book on

mathematical analysis)Calculus of variationsAnalytic GeometryTrigonometrySymbols

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