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University of St. Andrews: Lissajous Curves
This site, which is provided for by the University of St. Andrews, allows you to zoom in/out and add evolutes, involutes, etc.
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University of St. Andrews: Involute of a Circle
This site, which is provided for by the University of St. Andrews, allows you to zoom in/out and add evolutes, involutes, etc.
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University of St. Andrews: Conchoid of De Sluze Applet
Zoom in and out, and add evolutes, involutes, etc.
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University of St. Andrews: Astroid
This site from the University of St. Andrews allows you to zoom in/out and add evolutes, involutes, etc.
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University of St. Andrews: Involute of a Circle
This site from the University of Saint Andrews shows the involute of a circle graphically and gives brief history. Cartesian equation is given.
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University of St. Andrews: Quotation by Apollonius
This site, which is provided for by the University of St. Andrews, contains a quote of Apollonius from the Preface to Book 1 of "Conics."
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University of St. Andrews: Doppler Summary: Christian Andreas Doppler
This site is more than a dry listing of facts, dates, and birthplaces, as it describes stories from Doppler's boyhood and professional life that reveal the personality behind the man.
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University of St. Andrews: Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas De Caritat Condorce
Detailed biography of Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat Condorce.
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University of St. Andrews: Girolamo Cardano
Contains a lengthy detailed biography of Girolamo Cardano.
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University of St. Andrews: Hypocycloid
Shows the graph and the parametric cartesian equation. The site also includes links to graphs of related curves and definitions of the associated curves.
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University of St. Andrews: Folium of Descartes
This University of St. Andrews page offers an illustration and equations of the Folium of Descartes, a mathematical curve.
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University of St. Andrews: Nicolaus(ii) Bernoulli
This site, which is provided for by the University of St. Andrews, gives a brief biography of Nicolaus Bernoulli.
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University of St. Andrews: Nicholas Chuquet
This site from the University of St. Andrews provides a biography of mathematician Nicholas Chuquet, who was the first to use negative numbers as exponents and coefficients.
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University of St. Andrews: William Jevons
Brief biographical entry on Jevons. Summarizes his contributions to mathematics and explains his invention of the "logical piano."
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University of St. Andrews: Stanislaw Leshniewski
Brief biographical entry on Leshniewski detailing his relationship with Lukasiewicz.
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University of St. Andrews: Portrait of Mary Somerville
Three portraits of Mary Somerville (1780-1872 CE) are presented on this page. A great way to enhance a report on the famous mathematician.
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University of St. Andrews: Plato
This University of St. Andrews site offers a very short biography of Plato as well as links to additional information such as pictures, quotations, larger biographies, and some of his works.
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University of St. Andrews: Nina Karlovna Bari
A short history of Nina Karlovna Bari (1901-1961 CE), a female Russian mathematician, including a short history of her intorduction to math and her contributing books to Algebra. Be sure to follow the link to a map of where she was born.
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University of St. Andrews: Maria Gaetana Agnesi
A short history of Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718-1799 CE), a female mathematician, including a short history of her upbringing and her contributing books. Be sure to follow the link to a map of where she was born.
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University of St. Andrews: Karen Uhlenbeck
The life, accomplishments, and contributions to the world of mathematics are presented in this biography of a modern day female mathematician.
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University of St. Andrews: Johann Jakob Balmer
Describes the life and scientific contributions of Johann Jakob Balmer. Discussion focuses on Balmer's contributions to the line spectra of hydrogen.
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University of St. Andrews: Hyperbola
This University of St. Andrews site gives the parametric and cartesian equation for a hyperbola along with an example graph. The site offers links to related curves.
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University of St. Andrews: Bartholomeo Pitiscus
Biography of the mathematician to whom the word "Trigonometry" can be attributed. Discusses Bartholomeo Pitiscus' role of teacher of Frederick IV.
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University of St. Andrews: Argelia Velez Rodriguez
The personal life of this female mathematician is the highlight of this biography. Despite the struggles she faced after moving to the U.S., Velez-Rodriguez was still able to be a strong influence in the field of mathematics. Read more...