Mathematical Kaleidoscope
Quotes „Mathematics may be defined as the subject in which we never know what we are talking about, norwhether we are saying is true” Betrand Russell „Mathematics is the art of giving the same name to different things” J.H. Poincare „Mathematics is a game played according to certain simple rules with meaningless marks on paper” David Hilbert „Mathematics consists in proving the most obvious thing in the least obvious way” George Polya „In mathematics, you don’t understand things. You just get used to them” Johann von Neumann
Anecdotes about mathematicians Albert Einstein (german 1879-1955) Einstein used to travel in a car to his lectures. Once he went to a town where nobody knew how exactly Prof.Einstein looked. He was tired and he told his driver so. His driver said, "I have attended so many of your lectures that I can deliver them myself. Allow me to deliver this lecture and you can rest in the audience." Einstein said, "Ok. Fine." The driver indeed delivered the lecture properly. But then Einstein stood up and asked a question. The driver of course didn't know the answer. Here is what the driver said, "Well! It's obvious. Even my driver can answer that question!".
Maths jokes
Riddles and puzzle There were six sisters, every sister has one brother. How many brothers are there in total?
Mathematical games Labyrinth Torpedo
Curiosities Pythagorean Triples consist of three whole numbers that satisfy the equation a2 + b2 = c2, also known as the Pythagorean theorem. Here are the first three triples: 3 + 4 = 5 (9 + 16 = 25) 5 + 12 = 13 (25 + 144 = 169) 7 + 24 = 25 (49 + 576 = 625) Perfect Numbers’s factors sum to the number itself: 6 = 1 + 2 + 3 28 = 1 + 2 + 4 + 7 + 14 496 = 1 + 2 + 4 + 8 + 16 + 31 + 62 + 124 + 248
Maths tasks
Maths in life Buying a car Following a recipe Decorating a house Sailling a boat Building a house The language of math is numbers
Bibliography http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/28885/anecdotes- about-famous-mathematicians-or-physicists http://www.byrdseed.com/mathematical-curiosities/ https://www.learner.org/interactives/dailymath/