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Geometry (from the Ancient Greek: γεωμετρία; geo- "earth", -metron "measurement") arose as the field of knowledge dealing with spatial relationships. Geometry was one of the two fields of pre-modern mathematics, the other being the study of numbers ( arithmetic ). Classic geometry was focused in compass and straightedge constructions.
James J. Andrews (March 18, 1930 – July 28, 1998) was an American mathematician, a professor of mathematics at Florida State University who specialized in knot theory, topology, and group theory. [1] Andrews was born March 18, 1930, in Seneca Falls, New York. [1] He did his undergraduate studies at Hofstra College, [1] and earned his ...
Forum Geometricorum. Forum Geometricorum: A Journal on Classical Euclidean Geometry was a peer-reviewed open-access academic journal that specialized in mathematical research papers on Euclidean geometry. [ 1] Founded in 2001, it was published by Florida Atlantic University and was indexed by Mathematical Reviews [ 2] and Zentralblatt MATH. [ 3]
Archimedes of Syracuse[ a] ( / ˌɑːrkɪˈmiːdiːz / AR-kim-EE-deez; [ 2] c. 287 – c. 212 BC) was an Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and inventor from the ancient city of Syracuse in Sicily. [ 3] Although few details of his life are known, he is regarded as one of the leading scientists in classical antiquity.
In mathematics, modern triangle geometry, or new triangle geometry, is the body of knowledge relating to the properties of a triangle discovered and developed roughly since the beginning of the last quarter of the nineteenth century. Triangles and their properties were the subject of investigation since at least the time of Euclid.
150 BC – Jain mathematicians in India write the "Sthananga Sutra", which contains work on the theory of numbers, arithmetical operations, geometry, operations with fractions, simple equations, cubic equations, quartic equations, and permutations and combinations. 140 BC – Hipparchus develops the bases of trigonometry.
The history of Florida can be traced to when the first Paleo-Indians began to inhabit the peninsula as early as 14,000 years ago. [1] They left behind artifacts and archeological evidence. Florida's written history begins with the arrival of Europeans; the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León in 1513 made the first textual records.
Geometry (from Ancient Greek γεωμετρία (geōmetría) 'land measurement'; from γῆ (gê) 'earth, land' and μέτρον (métron) 'a measure') [ 1] is a branch of mathematics concerned with properties of space such as the distance, shape, size, and relative position of figures. [ 2] Geometry is, along with arithmetic, one of the ...