1. Famous Mathematicians
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Miss Donnelly’s Class
Grade 12
History of Mathematics

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Isaac Newton
Archimedes
Carl Gauss
Leonhard Euler
Bernhard Riemann
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Euclid
Henri Poncaré
J.L. Lagrange

3. Isaac Newton From – England Time Period – (1642-1727)
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From – England
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Contribution to Mathematics – Calculus (differentiation, integration)
Fun Fact – Became a mathematics professor at the age of 26.

4. Archimedes From – Italy Time Period – 287 BC – 212 BC
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From – Italy
Time Period – 287 BC – 212 BC
Contribution to Mathematics – Geometry (proofs, areas, volumes)
Fun Fact – Most proud of discovering the volume of the sphere.

5. Carl Gauss From – Germany Time Period – 1777 – 1855
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From – Germany
Time Period – 1777 – 1855
Contribution to Mathematics – The Fundamental Theorem of Algebra
Fun Fact – Refused to publish theories unless they were absolutely perfect.

6. Leonhard Euler From – Switzerland Time Period – 1707-1783
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From – Switzerland
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Contribution to Mathematics – Euler’s theorem, Euler’s formula (calculus)
Fun Fact – Could recite the entire Aeneid word-for-word.

7. Bernhard Riemann From – Germany Time Period – 1826 - 1866
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Contribution to Mathematics – Geometry of space, Riemann integral
Fun Fact – Was a pupil of Carl Gauss.

8. Euclid From – Egypt Time Period – 350 BC – 265 BC
Contribution to Mathematics – Writing the principles of geometry The Elements
Fun Fact – Unknown birth and death place.

9. Henri Poincare From – France Time Period – !854 - 1912
Contribution to Mathematics – Formulated the Poincaré conjecture
Fun Fact – Considered to be one of the founders of topology.

10. J.L. Lagrange From – Italy Time Period – 1736 - 1813
Contribution to Mathematics – calculus of variations, solution of polynomial equations and power series and functions
Fun Fact – His father wanted him to become a lawyer.

11. Who was a pupil of Carl Gauss???
A) J.L. Lagrange
B) Isaac Newton
C) Bernhard Riemann

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J.L. Lagrange and Carl Gauss were from the same time period. Lagrange was an Italian Mathematician while Gauss was from Germany.
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13. Isaac Newton was around long before Carl Gauss was a mathematician.
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Isaac Newton was around long before Carl Gauss was a mathematician.

14. Correct! Bernhard Riemann was a pupil of Carl Gauss!
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