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Augustin Louis Cauchy 1789 – 1857 A Great Mathematician. MCS193 Term Project Prepared by : Koray ÖZSOY May 2013. Agenda. Introduction Biography Studies Theorems References. Introduction. Augustin -Louis Cauchy was one of the greatest mathematicians during the nineteenth century.
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Augustin Louis Cauchy1789 – 1857A Great Mathematician MCS193 Term Project Preparedby: Koray ÖZSOY May 2013
Agenda • Introduction • Biography • Studies • Theorems • References
Introduction • Augustin-Louis Cauchy was one of the greatest mathematicians during the nineteenth century. • There are sixteen concepts and theorems named after him, more than any other mathematician.
Biography • Paris on Aug. 21, 1789 • Louis François, Marie-Madeleine • Laplace and Berthollet as neighbors • Notshow him any mathematical text • ÉcoleCentraleduPanthéon • ÉcolePolytechnique in 1805 • Aloïsede Bure in 1818 • Decidedtoleave in France • Backto Paris in 1838 • Died at the age of 68
Studies • Leçons sur le CalculDifférentiel in 1829 • Coursd’Analyse in 1821 • Exercises de Mathematiques in 1826 • 789 Article
Theorems • Cauchy's integral theorem in complexanalysis, alsoCauchy's integral formula • Cauchy'smeanvaluetheorem in realanalysis, an extended form of themeanvaluetheorem • Cauchy'stheorem (grouptheory) • Cauchy'stheorem (geometry) on rigidity of convexpolytopes • TheCauchy–Kovalevskayatheoremconcerningpartialdifferentialequations • TheCauchy–Peanotheorem in thestudy of ordinarydifferentialequations
References • http://math.berkeley.edu/~robin/Cauchy/ • http://biography.yourdictionary.com/augustin-louis-cauchy • http://www.powershow.com/view1/20c65c-ZjU2M/Augustin_Louis_Cauchy_powerpoint_ppt_presentation • http://www.matematikdunyasi.org/arsiv/PDF/08_2_51_57_CAUCHY.pdf • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustin-Louis_Cauchy