3. WHO

4. IS

5. GAUSS ??????

6. CARL FRIEDRICH GAUSS

7. Gauss’s Private Life Born April 30, 1777,Germany to poor working-class parents Married twice 6 kids Died February 23, 1855 (aged 77)

8. Le Gauss Genius Could solve for orbits of planets in his head Could calculate finances better than his dad Wrote Disquisitiones Arithmeticae (math theory book) Perfectionist Computes for logistics (advanced probability)

9. In Fond Memory Picture put on German banknote Picture put on stamp

10. WHAT DID HE DO ANYWAY, HUH?

11. MATH TIME In 2 minutes, compute: 1+2+3+4…+999997+999998+999999=N

12. How did you do it?

13. Most likely you did it like this: 1+999999=1000000 2+999998=1000000 Up to 499999 + 500001 = 1 000 000 499999x1000000=499999000000 499999000000+500000=499999500000

14. THIS WAS MADE BY GAUSS!

15. QUIZ TIME!

16. Q1 What is Gauss’s first name? A.Mickey B.Norman C.Carl D.Fred

17. Q2 What book did Gauss write? A.The Bible B.Disquisitiones Arithmeticae C.Disquietness Arithmousehunt D.Hobo’s Guide to Living

18. Q3 What is his nationality? A.German B.American C.Jamaican D. Russian

19. Q4 Which of the following was named after Gauss? A.Crater Gauss on the moon B. Gauss station C. Begauss of You song D. Philippine Gauss stories

20. Q5 Which of the following is Gauss? A. B. C. D.

21. THANK YOU

22. Sources Text:Wikipedia, history of mathematicians, britannica.com, answers.com Pictures:Google images Ideas:My brain