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Aristotleand
Mathematics
Aristotleand
Mathematics
A. Hippocrates of Chios(460-380 B.C.)
A. Hippocrates of Chios(460-380 B.C.)
A. Hippocrates of Chios(460-380 B.C.)
A. Hippocrates of Chios(460-380 B.C.)
1. Orderly Arrangement of Theorems2. Indirect Method of Proof3. Author of a Geometry Text4. Calculation of Curvilinear Areas
Mathematical Thought From Ancient to Modern Times, Morris Kline, Oxford University Press, New York, 1972, p.41
B.Eudoxus of Cnidus(408-355 B.C.)
B.Eudoxus of Cnidus(408-355 B.C.)
B.Eudoxus of Cnidus(408-355 B.C.)
B.Eudoxus of Cnidus(408-355 B.C.)
• 1. Use of Explicit Axioms• 2. Method of Exhaustion
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C. Aristotle(384-322 B.C.)
C. Aristotle(384-322 B.C.)
C. Aristotle(384-322 B.C.)
C. Aristotle(384-322 B.C.)
• 1. Member of Plato’s Academy• 2. Founder of the Lyceum
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C. Aristotle(384-322 B.C.)
C. Aristotle(384-322 B.C.)
• 3. Laws of Logic• 4. Deduction and Induction• 5. Concept of a Specific Science• 6. Axiomatic Method• 7. Nature of Definitions• 8. Undefined Terms
D. Euclid (c. 325-265 B.C.)
D. Euclid (c. 325-265 B.C.)
D. Euclid (c. 325-265 B.C.)
D. Euclid (c. 325-265 B.C.)
• 1. Axioms• 2. Definitions• 3. Deductive Approach• 4. Conic Sections
E. Archimedes(287-212 B.C.)E. Archimedes(287-212 B.C.)
E. Archimedes(287-212 B.C.)E. Archimedes(287-212 B.C.)
• 1. Calculation of Areas and Volumes
• 2. Excellent Estimate of Pi• 3. Law of Levers• 4. Hydrostatics
http://www.math.nyu.edu/~crorres/Archimedes/Tomb/Cicero.html
F. Apollonius(262-190 B.C.)F. Apollonius
(262-190 B.C.)
F. Apollonius(262-190 B.C.)F. Apollonius
(262-190 B.C.)
• 1. Unified Treatment of the Conic Sections
• 2. Introduction of the terms, Parabola, Ellipse,and Hyperbola
• 3. Hints of AnalyticGeometry
Mathematics in Western Culture, Morris Kline,Oxford University Press, London, 1953, p 49
G. Alexandria and Beyond
G. Alexandria and Beyond
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