Mathematics & Mathematicians Educational Posters & Charts

Mathematics is the study of "quantity, structure, space, and change, justified by deductive reasoning, starting from axioms and definitions".

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Euclid's Elements is one of the oldest treatises on mathematics and is considered the most influential textbook ever written, being instrumental in the development of logic and modern science.

The calculating rods, created by John Napier and referred to as Napier's bones, made multiplication and division calculations into simpler addition and subtraction calculations.

X created an abacus, which made

French mathematician Blaise Pascal constructed a mechanical calculator for addition and subtraction, called the Pascaline. Because of its expense, the Pascaline never became more than a status symbol and toy.

Perspective is the technique of manipulating the the perceptual abilities of the human eye, and expectations of the human brain, to create illusions of 3 dimensions (height, width and depth) on a 2 dimensional (height and width) surface.

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In the Middle Ages the contemplative life of the monks created the environment for conserving, acquired, and passing knowledge on to future generations.

Math Career Ideas for Kids-
accountant, actuary, auditor, engineer, architect, astronomer, banker, financier, machinist, nurse, physiologist, physicist statistician, stock broker, surveyor, planner, researcher...

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The metric system is a decimalized (10) system of measurement using base units: meter=length, gram=weight, liter=capacity.

The decimal system proposed in England by John Wilkins (1668) is thought to have been introduced to France by people like Benjamin Franklin. Eventually Louis XVI of France asking a group of genius' to develop a 'unified, natural and universal' system of measurement to replace the widely varying systems then in use. The system developed by the group, among them Lavoisier, was adopted by the revolutionary government of France. Thomas Jefferson, the American ambassador to France during the American War of Independence, established the decimal system for the new United States currency system; he was unsuccessfully for the adoption of a decimal system of weights and measures.

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Archimedes - Mathematician, Physicist, Engineer, Astronomer, Philosopher
b. 287 BC, Syracuse, Sicily
d. 212 BC, Syracuse, Sicily

Poster Text: “Give me a place to stand and I will move the earth.” -Archimedes, commenting on the lever.

ARCHIMEDES is considered the greatest mathematician and inventor of ancient times. He made important discoveries in geometry, hydrostatics, and mechanics. Much of his work and results were not surpassed for over 1,500 years. Also an outstanding engineer, he formulate Archimedes’ principle of buoyancy and the principle of the lever.

• The Archimedes Codex: How a Medieval Prayer Book Is Revealing the True Genius of Antiquity's Greatest Scientist

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Charles Babbage
b. 12-26-1791/2; London
d. 10-18-1871

Charles Babbage, frustrated by the tediousness of calculation and the high rate of human error, originated the idea of a programmable computer to mechanically calculate mathematical tables.

Benjamin Banneker
b. 11-9-1731; Baltimore Co., MD
d. 10-9-1806

Benjamin Banneker, called the Sable Astonomer, was a self motivated learner whose basic reading, writing and mathematics skills came from home schoolng and a Quaker school. He complied the ephemeris (information table) for annual almanacs published 1792 through 1797, predicting solar and lunar eclipses, and provided assistance in the planning of the Federal District, which is now Washington, D.C., by making sure the astronomical clock was keeping accurate time.

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Johann Bernoulli (also known as John or Jean)
b. 7-27-1667; Basel
d. 1-1-1748; Basel
The Bernoulli's were a mathematically brilliant family. John, the father, was a mathematician and educator (Euler was his student), and who, along with his brother Jakob (Bernoulli numbers), were among the first to understand the new calculus (introduced as students of Leibniz) and to apply calculus to problems. John was also the father of mathematician Daniel Bernoulli (1700-1782) who is remembered for his principle of fluid mechanics stating that "as the speed of a moving fluid increases, the pressure within the fluid decreases" - or why an airplane wing is shaped the way it is.

Ada Lovelace was the only legitimate daughter of Lord Byron. She received early training as a mathematician and is considered to have written the first computer program in her correspondence with Charles Babbage about his early mechanical general-purpose computer, the analytical engine.

• Ada, Countess of Lovelace