MATHEMATICS

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MATHEMATICS

• Napier and Viete

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• John Napier
• Dates Born Edinburgh 1550
• Died in Edinburgh April 4, 1617
• Although the interpretation of Revelation was
  Napier's major intellectual endeavor, he was
  interested in mathematics from an early age.
• He was interested in logarithms published the
  first table in logarithms
• Thought he could be a magician

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John Napier

• He is most know for mathematical and engineering
  circles, Logarithms made calculations by the hand
  and made it much easier.

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Scientific revolution

• François Viete was a French mathematician, He was
  the father of modern algebra
• He came up with the formula for sine.
• How to construct algebraic expressions with use
  of a ruler and a compass

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Logarithms

• Used in statistics, economics, engineering,
  computers
• uses
• Richter scale for earthquakes
• Decibels in sound
• Brightness of stars
• pH-acidity