Notes on the History of Mathematics
... than talking about the area of a circle, the problem talks about a “round field”. There is little, if any, geometric abstraction in extant Babylonian and Egyptian texts. • We have no idea what a “khet” or a “setat” is, but we can infer it from context; one setat is presumably one square khet. In par ...
... than talking about the area of a circle, the problem talks about a “round field”. There is little, if any, geometric abstraction in extant Babylonian and Egyptian texts. • We have no idea what a “khet” or a “setat” is, but we can infer it from context; one setat is presumably one square khet. In par ...
Section 10.1
... Extending Angle Measure • Imagine a ray with its endpoint at the origin of a coordinate plane and extending along the positive x-axis. Then imagine the ray rotating a certain number of degrees, say θ, counterclockwise about the origin. θ can be any number of degrees, including numbers greater than ...
... Extending Angle Measure • Imagine a ray with its endpoint at the origin of a coordinate plane and extending along the positive x-axis. Then imagine the ray rotating a certain number of degrees, say θ, counterclockwise about the origin. θ can be any number of degrees, including numbers greater than ...
Lines, angles and shapes – parallel and perpendicular lines
... Draw lines to connect the shapes to the labels. Then put a tick in the shapes which are quadrilaterals and circle the parallelograms. The first one has been done for you. ...
... Draw lines to connect the shapes to the labels. Then put a tick in the shapes which are quadrilaterals and circle the parallelograms. The first one has been done for you. ...
Traditional Building Methods
... buildings of stave construction are extant in Skagafjörður: the entrance building to the farmhouse at Stóru-Akrar, Blönduhlíð, and Gröf Church at Höfðaströnd, which dates back to the 17th century. At Stóru-Akrar part of a large turf farmhouse (torfbær), which was demolished in 1937, remains standing ...
... buildings of stave construction are extant in Skagafjörður: the entrance building to the farmhouse at Stóru-Akrar, Blönduhlíð, and Gröf Church at Höfðaströnd, which dates back to the 17th century. At Stóru-Akrar part of a large turf farmhouse (torfbær), which was demolished in 1937, remains standing ...
Geometric Sequence
... constant, called the common difference, d, to the previous term Geometric Sequence – each term after the first is found by MULTIPLYING a constant, called the common ratio, r, to get the next ...
... constant, called the common difference, d, to the previous term Geometric Sequence – each term after the first is found by MULTIPLYING a constant, called the common ratio, r, to get the next ...
Mathematics and architecture
Mathematics and architecture are related, since, as with other arts, architects use mathematics to shape and sometimes to decorate buildings.In ancient Greece, buildings were laid out with specific proportions. In Islamic architecture, geometric shapes and geometric tiling patterns are used. The pyramids of ancient Egypt have mathematical proportions. Hindu temples have a fractal-like structure where parts resemble the whole.In Renaissance architecture, symmetry and proportion were deliberately emphasized.In the twentieth century, styles such as modern architecture and Deconstructivism explored different geometries to achieve desired effects.