It is widely accepted that Greeks played a major role in the development of mathematics in ancient times. Although more contemporary Greek mathematicians may not be as famous as Pythagoras, Archimedes ...
Most people don’t remember math class, but they do remember Pythagoras. Greek philosopher and mathematician, he is credited with one of the handiest formulae any school student could know: A squared ...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year—for mathematicians, anyway. Pi Day is Friday, March 14. The relatively new holiday is a celebration of the mathematical calculation pi, or the infinite number ...
Constantine Karatheodori is one of the greates mathematicians of the 20th century. He worked with many great minds including ...
Two lost books by Apollonius, the ancient Greek mathematician known as "The Great Geometer," have survived in an Arabic ...