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“It’s not knowledge but the act of learning.”

“It’s not knowledge but the act of learning.”. Carl F Gauss. By Jacob Maschmann , Jacob Johnson , Britney Scheetz. Biography of Carl F Gauss. Born in Brunswick, Germany Died F ebruary 23 1855 Was born into a poor family He had two wife’s and six kids

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“It’s not knowledge but the act of learning.”

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  1. “It’s not knowledge but the act of learning.” Carl F Gauss ByJacobMaschmann, JacobJohnson, BritneyScheetz

  2. Biography of Carl F Gauss • Born in Brunswick, Germany • Died February 23 1855 • Was born into a poor family • He had two wife’s and six kids • The duke of Brunswick financially supported him in his education • Gauss studied at 3 different colleges and universities

  3. Biography (Continued) • Published over 150 works • Loved doing math • Earned doctorate from University of Helmstedt in 1799 • Took up many different careers throughout his life

  4. Math contributions • Advanced modular arithmetic(system of integer arithmetic)system with different number bases. • Discovered every integer can be representable by three triangular numbers

  5. More math contributions • Developed least squares fitting method. A procedure for finding the best fitting curves to a given set of points

  6. Even More Math contributions • Conjectured the prime number theorem, that gives a good understanding of how the prime numbers aare distributed among the integers • Gauss proved the fundamental theorem of algebra which states that every non-constant single variable polynomial with one complex co-efficients has at least one complex root

  7. Famous Quotes of Carl F Gauss • “ God does arithmetic” • It is not knowledge, but the act of learning, not possession but the act of getting there, which grants the greatest enjoyment • Mathematicians stand on each others shoulders

  8. Facts • In 1807 he was was appointed director of the Gottingen observatory • Number theory was Gauss’s first and greatest love • Did not decide to become mathematician until age 17, when he solved a problem that hadnt been solved for 2,000 years

  9. More Facts • First to prove the fundamental theorem of algebra that every polynomial with real or complex coefficient has at least one root gave four different proofs during his life • He was pictured on the german tenmark bill • He had to calculate his own birthdate

  10. Even More Facts • Discovered Ceres the largest asteroid orbiting the sun • His second wife was his first wife’s best friend • He had only 1 frend at his university • Insisted on complete proof of his work before publishing it

  11. Where you see his math now • In text books • Classrooms • In all the books that he published (over 150 works) • Mr.Fricke’s room

  12. FunFacts • He had 5 jobs throughout his life • He was called by 5 names • Thought of as the prince of math

  13. Research sites • www.nndb.com • www.wfu.edu/~kuz/stamps/Gauss/Gauss.htm • www.brainyquotes.com • www.scienceworld.com • www.surveyhistory.org

  14. The End THANKS FOR WATCHING

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