The History of the Mathematics

History of Mathematics
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In the past, women were discouraged from using their minds in science and technology. Parents did not care much about sending their girls to schools and colleges; still, a couple of females not only received the higher education, but also contributed to different fields like biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics, geography, and others. You may not have heard about the female mathematicians; that’s only because they used to be pushed behind the competition by the male mathematicians. Despite this, the following females made remarkable discoveries, invented different mathematical formulas and equations, and are still admired by the world.
NUMBER THEORY
1. Biographical description: Who, when, where, etc.
Born in May 1923, Cathleen Synge was a famous Canadian physicist and mathematician who spent several years in the United States due to her studies and research projects. She developed different probability and number of theories and came up with the partial differential equation governing fluid flow (Morawetz, 2004).
2. Why is this mathematician notable?
Her dad, John Lighton Synge, gained fame as an Irish mathematician and specialized in geometry, and her mom had also studied mathematics in high school. Both of them became the inspiration for Morawetz. Cecilia Krieger, one of Cathleen Synge’s aunts, encouraged her to pursue a degree in mathematics.
3. What events or challenges led to the mathematical importance of this person? What relevant history preceded their importance?
Her works on compressible fluids, transonic flows, viscosity, and number theory have been published in international journals. She also wrote papers on Tricomi equations (Morawetz, 2004).
4. What impact did this person have on the associated branch of mathematics (and if appropriate, other disciplines)?
For several years, she worked as a professor at the New York University, where she received the National Medal of Science in 1997. She impacted the field of mathematics by introducing new formulas and contributed to number theory.
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ALGEBRA
1. Biographical description: Who, when, where, etc.
Algebra is the study of manipulating different mathematical symbols and includes everything from abstractions to solving the equations. Lynn Nelson and Alison Wylie published an article titled Introduction: Hypatia Special Issue on Feminist Science Studies in which they mention that unlike other female mathematicians who mainly focused on probability theory and other things, Hypatia came up with different mathematical symbols that became the foundation of algebra (Nelson & Wylie, 2004).
2. Why is this mathematician notable?
She emerged as a philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician, and was the first female whose life has been well recorded.
3. What events or challenges led to the mathematical importance of this person? What relevant history preceded their importance?
She co-wrote a commentary on Arithmetic and pe...