Euclid “Father of Geometry” Euclid is a Greek mathematician. He was also known as Euclid of Alexandria‚ “The Father of Geometry”. Little is known of his life other than the fact that he taught at Alexandria‚ being associated with the school that grew up there in the late 4th century B.C. It is believed that he taught at Plato’s academy in Athens‚ Greece. Most history states that he was a kind‚ patient‚ and fair man. One story that exposes something of his personality‚ involves
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Period 7 Jack Whyte Reflection This year‚ both as a student and as a person‚ I learned a tremendous amount. For instance‚ I learned that in England‚ its spelled “grey”‚ but in America its spelled “gray”. That pretty much was the coolest and most useful thing I have heard in a long time‚ let alone in the past 10 months. But I am not in a position today to discuss this‚ and thus I will be detailing everything else I have learned that has fallen short. Scholastically‚ I’ve grown to appreciate
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and influenced others‚ especially social life. Now technology such as video games and cellular devices has affected us both positively and negatively. Sometimes when you get bored or take a break you start to play your smartphones. You check Instagram‚ texting your friends‚ or start to play games. But then you realize you spend more time on your phone than doing what you were suppose to do before. Phones can be a negative and positive influence in your life. A positive effect of cell phones is that
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An ion is an atom or molecule in which the total number of electrons is not equal to the total number of protons‚ giving it a net positive or negative electrical charge. The name was given by physicist Michael Faraday for the substances that allow a current to pass ("go") between electrodes in a solution‚ when an electric field is applied. It is from Greek ιον‚ meaning "going." The word ion also is responsible for electrical current being symbolized by the letter i in chemistry and physics. An anion
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Euclidean Geometry Geometry was thoroughly organized in about 300 BC‚ when the Greek mathematician Euclid gathered what was known at the time‚ added original work of his own‚ and arranged 465 propositions into 13 books‚ called ’Elements’. The books covered not only plane and solid geometry but also much of what is now known as algebra‚ trigonometry‚ and advanced arithmetic. Through the ages‚ the propositions have been rearranged‚ and many of the proofs are different‚ but the basic idea presented
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Technology The human race has advanced in technology for a better living. Technology in today’s society is very important because it affects us in many positive ways. It influences in social interaction‚ health‚ and the managing of information. Technology has allowed a better social interaction in the 21st century. It has influenced communication by making it accessible. Humans‚ over time‚ have created practical devices such as computers‚ cell phones‚ pagers‚ and others that give people access
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Mass movement (india) 1920 to 1942 The idea of Satyagraha Mahatma Gandhi returned to India in January 1915. As you know he had come from South Africa when he had successfully fought the racist regime with a novel method of mass agitation‚ which he called Satyagraha. The idea of Satyagraha emphasized the power of truth and the need to search for truth. It suggested that if the cause was true‚ if the struggle was against injustice‚ then physical force was not necessary to fight the oppressor. Without
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DATA INTERPRETING Exercise Reasons for choosing Reasons for not choosing Yoga Benefits both mind and body; improve breathing Walking Has no age limit; no machines requited Cycling Requires a bicycle Swimming Provides exercise to the whole body Need to be close to a swimming pool Of late‚ people have become more health-conscious. They are talking exercising more seriously and are exercising regularly. The most popular form of exercise is yoga and walking. It is too popular
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2. Quadrilateral 3. Pentagon 4. Hexagon 5. Heptagon 6. Octagon 7. Nonagon 8. Decagon 9. Dodecagon 10. Tetradecagon F. Circles Introduction "Geometry‚" meaning "measuring the earth‚" is the branch of math that has to do with spatial relationships. In other words‚ geometry is a type of math used to measure things that are impossible to measure with devices. For example‚ no one has been able take a tape measure around the earth‚ yet we are pretty confident
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Share 0 More Next Blog» Create Blog Sign In Impact of ICT in our daily life FRIDAY‚ 23 NOVEMBER 2012 BLOG ARCHIVE ▼ 2012 (1) A s human being we are always at t ach wit h lot of essent ial t hings in our lif e. Jobs‚ educat ion‚ret ailing‚ banking t hese are t he compulsory t hings in our lif e. It was very hard t o get in t ouch wit h t hese bef ore t echnology changed our lif e and made it easier f or us. It has cont ribut ed a lot t o exchange our lif e f rom writ ing
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