MATH HISTORY PAPER **URGENT**

This is not a complete list of topics or persons for your “math history” paper. Just some ideas. You can also use the e- textbook for more ideas or persons. And not on just the 5 chapters we cover in class. Page I-1 has index of applications. You might get an idea or two from there.

Please be advised that your paper will be ran through the plagiarism program available to me in Canvas. Make sure the work is yours.

Topics: This is a very short list. There are lots more than just these few.

Why/where did the zero come from, first used.

How do hearing impaired persons convey mathematical ideas when signing?

How does “logic” (chapter 3) relate to today’s computers?

How can geometry be used in “real” life”?

In poker/blackjack is probability important? How is it used?

Is the concepts of “Sets” actually something that is used outside mathematics?

How/why did we go from Roman numerals to Hindu-Arabic numerals.

How/why are statistics used in sports?

What is meant by “consumer mathematics”?

Is the metric system better than what we use in Untied States? Why/why not? Is it easy to learn/use?

Why/when /where did scientific notation come to use?

An ATM card, debit card requires the use of a pin number, usually 4 digits. How many are possible? Is it possible someone else has the same pin number of you? Can they get into your accounts? Why/why not?

Is there a difference when we vote for one particle person/ thing as to rank our preferences? (Voting methods)

How many ways to get from point A (your place) to point B (east campus)? (graph theory) Can this idea be used elsewhere in your life?

What is a “light year”? How many miles are in a light year? Why would we want to use light year in measurements? How long does it take for light from our sun to reach the earth?

How do statistics come to play when sports teams are selecting a new person for the team?

Persons:

Adrian, Robert Abel, Niels Henrik Agnesi, Maria Gaetana

Archimedes

Banneker, Benjamin Bernoulli, Johann Bareis, Grace M.

Blackwell, David H.

Cantor, George Calderon, Alberto Pedro Cox, Ibert Frank

Chunfeng, Li

Dedekind, Richard Descartes, Rene Diaz, Jeus

Elea, Zeno, Euler, Leonhard

Fermat, Pierre De Falconer, Etta Zuber

Graunt, John, Granville, Evelyn Boyd Germain, Marie Sophie

Huygens, Christian Hardy, G. E. Hilbert, Davis

Hypatia

Infield, Leopold Ikeda, Masatoshi G. Ito, Kiyosi

Jiushao, Qin John, Fritz Johnson, Katherine

Jackson, Mary Jyesthadeva Kovalevskaya, Sofia

Klein, Felis Christian Kronecker, Leopold Kato, Kazuya

Legendre, Adrien-Marie Lawrence-Maimark, Ruth

Leibniz, G. W. Lovelace, Ada Lee Browne, Marjorie

Maslennikova, Vera Nikolaevna Markov, Andrev

Milnor, John Willard McDuff, Dusa

Noether, Emily Nualart, David Napier, John

Ohm, Georg Oresme, Nicole Obi, Chike

Olive, Gloria Okikiolu, Kathleen A. Pythagoras Polya, George

Quasadi, Al Qinglai, Xiong

Reason, Charles L. Ramanujan, Srinivasa Rasiowa, Helena

Snell, Willebrord Shoujing, Gou Sadosky, Manuel

Thomsom, William Tarski, Alfred Tukey, John W.

Uhlenbexk, Karen Umov, Nikolay

Vazquez, Juan Luis Vaughan, Dorothy Viete, Francois

Vacca, Giovanni Williams, Floyd Leroy

Waring, Edward Wiener, Norbert Weyr, Eduard

Xin, Liu Xenocrates

Yang, Xiahou Yates, Frank Yong, Cai

Zuazuan, Enrique Zaanen, Adriaan Cornelis

Zhao, Shaung

The textbook is full of others not listed here.