Sentence examples for knowledge of the mathematics from inspiring English sources

62 - Heron of Alexandria, also called Hero (flourished c. ad 62, Alexandria, Egypt) Greek geometer and inventor whose writings preserved for posterity a knowledge of the mathematics and engineering of Babylonia, ancient Egypt, and the Greco-Roman world.

The package uses powerful algebro-geometric methods, as implemented in the free computer algebra system Singular, but requires no knowledge of the mathematics upon which it is based.

While in Paris, Leibniz gained an expert's knowledge of the mathematics of his time, embarked on an intensive study of Cartesian physics, and made contact with many of the leading natural philosophers of his day.

This teacher may not have anywhere near the mathematician's knowledge of the formal mathematics—indeed, it is most unlikely that he or she would.

Using his experience of teaching first-year mathematics, his knowledge of the high school mathematics curriculum, and the recommendations of BIO2010, he was able to identify appropriate mathematical content and a reasonable sequence in which that material could be covered.

"With this book and his historical scholarship," declared its executive director, Dr. Evelyn Simha, "Struik has become the instructor responsible for half the world's basic knowledge of the history of mathematics".

The PK was a paper-and-pencil multiple-choice measure consisting of 16 items, and was used to assess the students' knowledge of the sixth-grade mathematics curriculum.

His knowledge of mathematics, the foundation of any accurate computer-ranking system, is not.

Pleasure might simply reflect a rational knowledge of Mathematics, the correlation higher than chance reported above between correct choice and pleasure, and that lower than chance between displeasure and wrong choice, may simply indicate that pleasure/displeasure occurred after the known correct answers had been selected by the subjects.

Influenced by their knowledge of European mathematics and mathematical astronomy, these scholars laid down new rules for verifying the authenticity of the Classical texts and, by revealing flaws in previously accepted canons, challenged the Neo-Confucian orthodoxy.

Su worked with the aid of Han Gong-lian, who applied his extensive knowledge of mathematics to the construction of the clock-tower.