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He was the greatest mathematician of modern times and one of the three greatest ever, along with Archimedes and Newton.
Gauss defined the modern concept of mathematical rigour, consolidated number theory as an important field and was a pioneer in non-euclidean geometry. He also proved connections between complex numbers,algebra and geometry and built important developments in physics (electromagnetism, optics and practical astronomy).
He was probably the last man to dominated the all fields of mathematics.
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Number theory is the queen of mathematics?
This is told by Carl F. Gauss: "Mathematics is the queen of the sciences and number theory is the queen of mathematics." There are different types of numbers: prime numbers, composite numbers, real numbers, rational numbers, irrational numbers and so on. This study of numbers is included within the concept of maths and numbers and it is very important a study. Therefor number theory holds a greater importance too.
Why do you think that it is important to label your figures with the same letters?
so that you know the numbers are the same.
Why is the origin 0 0 so important in direct variation?
The origin 0 0 so important in direct variation since it is the reference point.
What is the Gaussian method of counting consecutive numbers?
This is attributed to an early school lesson when the teacher thought he would keep the class busy whilst he popped out for something. He set the test of adding all the whole numbers from 1-100. By the time he reached the door, Gauss had the answer. Gauss imagined the problem as 1 + 2 + 3 +........+98 + 99 + 100, but then he wrote the numbers underneath but in reverse order. 100 +99 + 98..........+3 + 2 + 1 So each 100 pairs of vertical numbers added up to 101 so the total was 10100 but this is twice the true answer as each number is included twice. The total is therefore 5050. This lead to the general formula that the sum of consecutive numbers from 1 to n is n(n+ 1) ÷ 2.
Why are fractions and percentages so important?
it is important for cloths and sales and to find out how much things cost and etcc...... sales, math,
