Geometry

They had passed down their system of mathematics to the ancient Babylonians. In 498 AD, the Indian (Hindu) mathematician and astronomer Aryabhatta introduced the decimal system when he stated, “Sthanam sthanam dasha gunam.” This statement means, “place to place in ten times in value.” This may have been the origin of the modern ten-based decimal value system used today. The ten number based system used with the Hindu decimal zero was adopted by Arabian mathematicians. They had further modified

Escher’s full name is Maurits Cornelis Escher. He was born on June 17, 1898, in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. When he was five years old he took up carpentry and piano lessons until the age of 13. When he attended highschool he was an excellent drawer but received poorer grades in most other subjects. He went to Haarlem School of Architecture and Decorative Arts where he studied architecture for a short while before moving onto decorative arts. Having gained experience in drawing and woodcutting in particular

Angular shaped often signifies that it is from another plane or sphere of being. Animal shaped can often be the person’s spirit animal or an attitude they are putting off that is similar to that particular animal. Shamanic people sometimes shift auras, showing off their spirit animal instinctively. Atoms floating away from the aura shows a lack of determination and self, discipline. They want everyone to know how they feel and feel it too, so they are putting it out there for everyone to see

Anyone who has ever encountered a circle in math class has faced the issue of finding the circumference and area, or both, of that circle. Additionally, anyone who has attempted to accomplish that task has come into contact with Pi, denoted by the Greek letter π. Pi, pronounced “pie,” represents the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter and has a numerical value of 3.14159… Simple enough. Now, we are introduced to τ, or “tau”, which connects the circumference of a circle to its radius

Access Diploma in Adult Learning Assessing Maths Assignment Landscaping a Garden I've been asked me to cost his landscaping project for him using the prices quoted by a local supplier, and to give him a full breakdown of the calculations required and how I arrived at the final cost. Plan I plan to do this firstly by breaking up the garden plan into 5 sections. 1. Decking and border. 2. Flowerbed and crazy paving 3. Fish pond, safety fence, bridge and rail 4. Perimeter fence 5. Grass.

Surface Area to Volume Ratio and the Relation to the Rate of Diffusion Aim and Background This is an experiment to examine how the Surface Area / Volume Ratio affects the rate of diffusion and how this relates to the size and shape of living organisms. The surface area to volume ratio in living organisms is very important. Nutrients and oxygen need to diffuse through the cell membrane and into the cells. Most cells are no longer than 1mm in diameter because small cells enable nutrients and oxygen

I started high school in September of 2014 and I was still trying to adjust country because I had moved from Guyana to the U.S.A. I faced many challenges when starting new school but nothing could be compared to my experiences with Algebra. I remembered I had Algebra 1 (5th period). As I walked down the long, noisy hallway decorated with posters that held announcements surrounded by white and purple walls, all I can think of is going to my class. I was nervous and I could feel beads of sweat forming

The golden ratio Figure 1: a golden rectangle Despite the term “ Golden Ratio” being heard and seen more frequently in the past 50 years or so, The Golden Ratio is not a recent discovery. In fact, it was first studied by the ancient Greek mathematician Euclid (mid- 4th century BC). He first recorded the definition of the Golden Ratio in Euclid’s Elements. The definition translates to “extreme and mean ratio”. The golden ratio can be applied and seen in many different areas apart from mathematics

The Five Platonic Solids The five platonic solids are the tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron, and the icosahedron. They are named for the Greek philosopher Plato. Plato wrote about them in The Timaeus (c.360 B.C.) in which he paired each of the four classical elements, earth, air, water, and fire with a regular solid. Earth was paired with the cube, air with the octahedron, water with the icosahedron, and fire with the tetrahedron. The fifth Platonic solid, the dodecahedron, Plato says

Archimedes was a Greek Mathematician from Syracuse, Italy. He was an astronomer, physicist, inventor, and an engineer. Minimal details of his life are yet to be discovered, but his achievement of being the leader of scientists in the classical antiquity. Over the years of his life, Archimedes obtained as much knowledge as he could from his teachers and then decided to travel an extremity to Egypt and there began his study of Alexandria. In a lapse of time Archimedes earned a scholarship and he was