Famous Equations and Inequalities

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Title:

Famous Equations and Inequalities

Url:

http://www.math.utah.edu/~alfeld/math/equations/equations.html

Creator:

Alfeld, Peter

Publisher:

University of Utah

Description: An idiosyncratic and personal selection of particularly important or particularly intriguing mathematical equations, not all of them complicated. Mathematical Constants; The definition of Pi; The definition of e; A differential equation; The Pythagorean Theorem; The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus; Taylor Series; Eigenvalue Problems; Linear Systems; A Variational Principle; The Mandelbrot Set; Loan Payments; The Triangle Inequality; Reverse Triangle Inequality; Cantor's Theorem. Also equations for physics: Energy, mass, and the speed of light; Gravity.

LC Classification:

Science -- Mathematics -- Algebra -- Number theory
Science -- Mathematics -- Algebra -- Theory of equations
Science -- Mathematics -- Analysis -- Differential equations
Science -- Mathematics -- Analysis -- Differential equations -- Differential-algebraic equations
Science -- Physics -- Mathematical physics -- Special topics, A-Z -- Difference equations

GEM Subject:

Mathematics
Mathematics -- Calculus
Mathematics -- Geometry
Mathematics -- Algebra
Mathematics -- Functions
Mathematics -- Number sense

Key Concept:

Mathematics -- Differential equations
Physics -- Gravity and gravitation
Physics -- Mass
Physics -- Speed

Date Issued:

1998

Format:

Document -- HTML

Audience:

Educator

Education Level:

High School
Middle School

Language:

English

Access Rights:

Free access

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