MATH Flashcards

1
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He coined the term “GROUP”

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GALOIS

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2
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Father of Problem Solving

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POLYA

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3
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First true mathematician

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THALES

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4
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Developed theory of permutation and combination

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BEENOULLI

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5
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Father of Algebra

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AL KWARIZMI

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6
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Analysis and determinants

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CRAMER

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7
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Division of even and odd and equality and inequality

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NICOMACHUS

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8
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Elliptic path of Mars revolving around the sun

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KEPLER

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9
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Sieve of Erastosthenes

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ERATOSTHENES

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10
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Invented Logarithm

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NAPIER

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11
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First woman Mathematicians

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ALEXANDRIA ( HYPATIA )

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12
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Concepts of Standard Deviation

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GALTON

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13
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Father of Trigonometry

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HIPPARCHUS

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14
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Discovered the theory of Proportion

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OMAR KHAYYAM

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15
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Discovered the curves of parabola, hyperbola, and ellipse

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MENAECHMUS

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16
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Study of Conic Sections

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APPOLLONIUS OF PERGA

17
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Formula for solving all types of cubic

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NICCOLO FONTANA (TARTAGLIA)

18
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Motto is “All is number”

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PYTHAGORAS

19
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Abbreviation of Sin , Cosine, Tangent

20
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Real Numbers

21
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Pinwheel Calculator

22
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Prince of Mathematics

23
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Linear Programming

24
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Father of Calculus

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Father of Geometry
EUCLID
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Ark Magna
CARDANO
27
Set Theory
CANTOR
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Beethoven of Mathematics
EULER
29
Inventor of the first calculator
PASCAL
30
Father of Analytic Geometry
DESCARTES
31
Father of computer
BABBAGE
32
Number line and symbol of infinity
WALLIS
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Invention of dividing rods used in multiplication table
NAPIER
34
Greatest “might-have-been”
PASCAL
35
Two outstanding astronomers in Seventeenth century
KEPLER AND GALILEI
36
Logarithmic plots are a device of the devil
RICHTER
37
First atronomer to use a telescope
GALILEI
38
Invented the Decibel Unit
GRAHAM BELL