41. Sample Long Report Topics Recess (A Genius Among Us). Cold Hearted mathematicians (or worse!) Antonia sLine; Dismoi qui tu aimes (je te dirai qui tu hais) (french only!); Gulliver s http://math.cofc.edu/kasman/HONS390/samplelongreports.html

Here are some suggestions for the subject/readings of the long report due near the end of the semester in the course "Mathematics in Fiction" Ideally, the long report should be chosen to relate to the student's interests and/or major. For example, a student of history could choose to report either on mathematical fiction written before 1900 (see below) or on mathematical fiction which takes place in some historical setting; a student majoring in a science could report on some science fiction; a women's studies major could focus on the images of women in these stories or on the views of mathematics presented by female authors, etc. There are certainly many interesting topics to consider and possible combinations of works that are not included in the list of suggestions below. Fictional Biography's of Real Mathematicians: Kepler: A Novel The Death of Archimedes Hypatia A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon (movie) Breaking the Code D'Alembert's Principle French Mathematician The Sand Reckoner A Beautiful Mind (the movie) Fictional Mathematical Geniuses: Cryptonomicon Star, Bright

42. Biography Resources Biographies of Women mathematicians This site is an "ongoing project" and contains as other famous french Scientists. Hall of Great mathematicians Provides brief biographies http://www.teaneckschools.org/mscl/pages/biogsci.html

Biography Collective African-Americans Authors Explorers ... Back to Main Page Choose A Subject 000s: Generalities 100s: Philosophy 200s: Religion 300s: Social Sciences 400s: Languages 500s: Pure Sciences 600s: Technology 700s: The Arts 800s: Literature Biography Biographies of Women Mathematicians This site is an "on-going project" and contains biographical information about the numerous achievements of women in the field of mathematics. There are biographical essays or comments on most of the women mathematicians and some photos. Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802) Exploring Leonardo "Explore this site and learn about this fascinating scientist, inventor, and artist." Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences Profiled here are African American men and women who have contributed to the advancement of science and engineering. Famous French Scientists Profiles biographies of Marie Curie and Louis Pasteur as well as other famous French Scientists. Hall of Great Mathematicians Provides brief biographies of famous mathematicians. Historic Contributions of Black Scientists and Engineers "This site features brief biographies of Black scientists and engineers whose inventions and discoveries helped to shape the way we live today."

43. Fun_People Archive - 27 Jun - QOTD - Mathematicians & The French 27 Jun. QOTD mathematicians the french. Date Tue, 27 Jun 95 174239 People Subject QOTD - mathematicians the french Forwarded-by cate3@netcom.com mathematicians are like http://www.langston.com/Fun_People/1995/1995AYW.html

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44. LookSmart - Directory - Marie-Sophie Germain jonhays Web Site Marie-Sophie Germain Biography on the french scientist focuseson her collaborations and correspondence with other mathematicians of her time http://search.looksmart.com/p/browse/us1/us317914/us53764/us62644/us4942205/us10

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45. Mathematicians And Other Strange Beasts Galois, Evariste french mathematician who developed the theory of groups; he ismost famous for introducing symmetry groups, which lead to the proof that the http://math.bu.edu/INDIVIDUAL/jeffs/mathematicians.html

Mathematicians and Other Oddities of Nature Banach-Tarski Paradox : In 1924, two Polish mathematicians, Stefan Banach and Alfred Tarski, proved a rather peculiar result: you could decompose a sphere (or any polyhedral figure) into a finite number of pieces, then from those pieces, reconstruct a similar sphere of larger volume. Since this would imply that all volumes are the same, this upset a number of people. Cantor, Georg : German mathematician who first examined the notion of infinities and showed that not all infinities are equal: some are more equal then others. Cardano, Giralamo : Italian mathematician, best known for his Ars Magna , a compendium of algebra published in 1545 (right on the heels of Vesalius De Fabrica Corporis Humanis and Copernicus' De Revolutionibus : the 1540s were a banner decade for scientific advance.) Cardano is best known for having published in Ars Magna Niccolo Tartaglia's rule for solving cubic equations , much to Tartaglia's annoyance. (Cardano gave Tartaglia full credit, though not very loudly...in those days, practitioners of mathematics got their fame by being able to solve problems no one else could, and if every Tomas, Riccardo, and Enrico could solve a cubic, Niccolo's reputation would be worthless). Tartaglia spent the rest of his life trying to discredit Cardano. Cubic Equations Galois and Abel were able to show that solutions to the fifth or higher degree equations were impossible. Solving the cubic was fraught with

46. Women In Mathematics - Top 10 Early Female Mathematicians 4) Sophie Germain. (17761830) - french - mathematician - She studied geometryto escape boredom during the french Revolution when she was confined to her http://womenshistory.about.com/cs/sciencemath1/tp/aatpmathwomen.htm

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47. Mathematicians Blaise Pascal, french, 16231662, G, P, C; first calculator; Pascal sLaw of Pressure; first clear exposition of Mathematical Induction. http://members.fortunecity.com/kokhuitan/mathematicians.html

Great Mathematicians and Their Achievements Mathematics exist before 1900 BC, in great civilizations everywhere, including China, India, Babylon etc. However, the first record of Mathematical manuscripts is found in Egypt, namely, the Moscow Papyrus and the Rhind Papyrus. In the 'Achievement' column below, the notations are as follows: AG = Analytic Geometry Al = Algebra Ar = Arithmetic As = Astronomy C = Calculus DE = Differential Equation FM = Foundation of Mathematics G = Geometry GT = Group Theory L = Logic M = Mechanics N = Number Theory P = Probability RM = Recreational Mathematics S = Statistic ST = Set Theory T = Topology The list here is not exhaustive. The mathematicians listed here are either pioneers in various fields of Mathematics, or those who have contributed to almost all fields, or those who have settled unsolved problems. For a more complete list of mathematicians, click on index of mathematicians Name Nationality Year Achievements Egyptian 1900 BC Moscow Papyrus (25 problems on G Ahmes Egyptian 1700 BC Rhind Papyrus (84 problems on Ar, Al, G

48. Stiinta, Cultura Si Cercetare - Mathematical Sciences The list of illustrious mathematicians of the Romanian Academy begins withSpiru Haret, who, through his french doctoral thesis, brought important http://www.academiaromana.ro/academia2002/acadrom/pag05_06.htm

Din tara Din strainatate Editura Academiei Biblioteca Academiei Mathematical Sciences The mathematical sciences have been included in the structure of the Romanian Academy from the very beginning (August 1867) as a part of the Section of Natural Sciences, which, in 1879, would become the Scientific Section. The Club of the Academy Members The list of illustrious mathematicians of the Romanian Academy begins with Spiru Haret, who, through his French doctoral thesis, brought important contributions to the field of celestial mechanics. This thesis stirred much interest during that epoch, and was even included in the celebrated treatise of the great French mathematician Henri Poincaré. More recently the name of Spiru Haret was assigned to one aspect of the lunar topography on the dark side of the Moon. As Minister of Public Instruction, he reformed the Romanian education system at every level, having been inspired by the French system, thus permitting our country to step into the modern era. Also, he foresaw the application of mathematics to sociology, drawing up the theory of social mechanics. David Emmanuel also played a major role in the same generation of forerunners. He inaugurated the research of algebraic geometry in Romania and distinguished himself through courses on the theory of functions.

49. French Vocabulary For Mathematicians Translate this page french Vocabulary Part I. AE. After some practice, go to the answer page andclick the entries to see the french/English pairs and additional comments. http://chanoir.math.siu.edu/frvoc1.html

French Vocabulary: Part I A-E Write down the corresponding English and submit to check your answers. It will count how many matches you have. Then, try again. After some practice, go to the answer page and click the entries to see the French/English pairs and additional comments. anneau application base biunivoque champ composante continu convergence corps courbure crochet croissant droite endomorphisme ensemble entier exposant Part II Part III Answers

50. French Vocabulary For Mathematicians french Vocabulary. Here are the answers and some additional comments for the entries. Checkout the links! Click to view the french/English in a given entry. http://chanoir.math.siu.edu/frvocanswers.html

French Vocabulary Here are the answers and some additional comments for the entries. Try the phrases and exercises indicated below. Check out the links! Click to view the French/English in a given entry. anneau ring, in the sense of algebra application mapping, as in `linear mapping` edges, in graph theory base basis, as of a vector space biunivoque referring to a one-to-one correspondence bounded square champ field, as in `champ de vecteurs,` vector field composante component continu continuous convergence convergence corps field, in the sense of algebra courbure curvature crochet bracket, as in Lie bracket croissant increasing, nondecreasing decreasing, nonincreasing proof derivative expand, as in expand in series normal, as in `normal subgroup` - no, this is not a misprint in the following droite (straight) line duality endomorphisme endomorphism ensemble set entier integer exposant exponent fermeture closure fonction function boundary futur future (tense) groupe group homeomorphism homomorphisme homomorphism impair odd (number) integral largeur width longueur length ligne row, of a matrix

51. Southampton ECS UCAS: LC316A:FREN9023 French For Engineers And Mathematicians LC316AFREN9023 french for Engineers and mathematicians. Basic Information.School, Sect Centre for Language Study. Known as, LC316AFREN9023. http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/ucas/syllabus.php?unit=LC316A:FREN9023

52. Anecdotage.com - Mathematicians Anecdotes. Anecdotes From Yeats To Gates WP Durf Interior Minister The french mathematician and astronomerPierre Laplace briefly served as Napol Wandering Mind Like http://www.anecdotage.com/browse.php?term=Mathematicians

53. Two Mathematicians Awarded Fields Medal Prize french mathematician Laurent Lafforgue was one of two winners awarded a 2002 FieldsMedal Prizeat the 24th International Congress of mathematicians which http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200208/20/eng20020820_101785.shtml

Home Sci-Edu Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Wednesday, August 21, 2002 Two Mathematicians Awarded Fields Medal Prize France's Laurent Lafforgue and Vladimir Voevododsky from Russia won the 2002 Fields Medal Prize at the opening ceremony of the 24th International Congress of Mathematicians. Chinese President Jiang Zemin awarded the Fields medalists together with Palles, the president of the International Mathematics Union. PRINT DISCUSSION CHINESE SEND TO FRIEND Two Mathematicians Awarded Fields Medal Prize President Jiang Zemin Tuesday granted the 2002 Fields Medal to two maths brains at the opening ceremony of the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) 2002 in Beijing The winners of the Fields Medal considered the most distinguished international award in mathematics are French mathematician Laurent Lafforgue and Russia n mathematician Vladimir Voevodsky. At the opening ceremony, the 2002 Nevanlinna Prize, another renowned award in the mathematics community, was granted to India n mathematician Madhu Sudan. The ICM was first held in Zurich

54. Sir Isaac Newton Biography, Biografia, Picture, Gravity, Laws Of Cauchy, Augustin Louis, Baron (17891857) french mathematician who was consideredone of the greatest of modern mathematicians; his work concentrated on http://isaac-newton.info/isaac-newton/Sir-Isaac-Newton-biography-biografia-pictu

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55. Gef's Ambigram Gallery It means Ouvroir de Littérature Potentielle (in french), an international groupof writers and mathematicians who explore all kinds of literary constraints. http://www2.iap.fr/users/esposito/ambigallery.html

Gef's Ambigram Gallery An ambigram is a word or a group of words which can be read in at least two different ways. The most usual are symmetric under a rotation of 180 degrees (i.e., they look the same upside down) or under a vertical axis reflection (i.e., they look the same in a mirror). The term "ambigram" was coined by Douglas Hofstadter and some of his friends; see pp. 274-277 of his excellent book Metamagical Themas (Basic Books, 1985). The most remarkable artist in this field is Scott Kim, in my opinion. His book Inversions (Byte Books, 1981) is notably marvelous, and his Web site displays many of his calligraphic creations. Several other impressive ambigram sites are also quoted at the bottom of the present page You will find below various ambigrams of names that I drew in 2001. [I constructed many more in the 90's, either of conceptual terms or of names, but I never scanned them nor redrew them on a computer.] Most of the following names are those of authors who like to play with words and literary constraints, and who always love the symmetry of palindromes. This is the reason why I wished to "invert" their names. The word "OuLiPo" is often quoted below. It means

56. Untitled Normal Page http//wwwgroups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/mathematicians/Viete.html FrançoisViète was a french mathematician who was born in 1540 in Fontenay-le-Comte http://www.island.net/~andreav/bios.htm

Huguenot Biographies: Information on this page is listed alphabetically by surname. This listing is not meant to be an endorsement or a recommendation of a particular website or book, nor does it vouch for the accuracy of the information in any of the following sources. If you know of other websites or books which could be added here, please contact the list administrator (see e-mail address below). Theodore Beza and the Quest for Peace in France, 1572-1598 Studies in Medieval and Reformation Thought. To access a review (written in German) of Manetsch's book, go to: http://hsozkult.geschichte.hu-berlin.de/rezensio/buecher/2000/zwco1100.htm Théodore de Bèze, aka Theodore Beza (1519-1605) , born in Vézelay, Burgundy, FRA and died at Geneva. He was a French Calvinist theologian who joined Calvin at Geneva in the mid-1500s, becoming his friend and chief aid and later succeeding him as head of the Protestant Reformation in Geneva. Biographical information about Beza can be found at: http://www.rsglh.org/beza.htm with a shorter biography at: http://www.bartleby.com/65/be/Beza-The.html

57. BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Mathematicians Share Abel Prize The first prize, awarded last year, went to french mathematician JeanPierreSerre for his role in shaping algebraic geometry and number theory. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3571155.stm

Home TV Radio Talk ... Programmes Last Updated: Friday, 26 March, 2004, 10:41 GMT E-mail this to a friend Printable version Mathematicians share Abel Prize Sir Michael Atiyah and Isadore Singer have been awarded the Abel Prize for their outstanding work in mathematics. The UK and US researchers developed what is now referred to as the Atiyah-Singer theorem about 40 years ago. It concerns the use of differential equations and has allowed physicists to develop new theories about the cosmos. The honour, from the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, was set up to mark a field of scientific endeavour that is overlooked by the Nobel Prizes. In its citation for the £480,000 prize, the academy said their theorem "is one of the great landmarks of 20th Century mathematics, influencing profoundly many of the most important later developments in topology, differential geometry and quantum field theory". In the spotlight Sir Michael, 75, works out of Edinburgh University, and Singer, 79, is attached to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The rules of nature can be expressed by differential equations, which are mathematical formulae based on rates of change.

58. Mathematicians Born In France to modern-day boundaries. mathematicians of the day, Timelines. http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/BirthplaceMaps/Countries/France.html

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60. Mathematicians Born In France mathematicians born in France. mathematicians' birthplaces are given relative to modernday Famous curves index. mathematicians of the day http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/BirthplaceMaps/Countries/France.html

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