Euclid and Charles L. DodgsonPresented by: Ryan Tang Y8Peace

Who was Euclid and what was “Euclid’s elements”?

- EUCLID- Greek Mathematician- Born in 300BC- Invented geometry- Wrote “Euclid’s Elements,” which has been used for

over 2000 years

- Used as a textbook for over 2000 years- Collection of 13 books, containing methods to basic

algebra and geometry, as well as all his postulates, axioms theorems

Who was Charles Dodgson?

- English Mathematician- Taught in Oxford University- Wrote the play Euclid and his modern rivals- Born 27th January,1832- Did work on geometry and matrix algebra

Similarities

Both had major influences on other mathematicians and scientists

Both mostly did work on geometry

Both had same presenting styles

Used the same methods to teach

Differences

Charles mostly did work on translation of Euclid’s work and applying knowledge in his time

Euclid made up all theories by himself

The only mathematical method Charles invented was a voting system.

Charles solved some questions using Euclid’s teachings

Conclusion

Without Euclid, geometry would have been discovered much later, causing many known methods to not exist

Without Charles’s translations and defending, people would have thought Euclid’s ways were fake and useless