MTH441 Historical Perspectives
Presentations on  Modern Mathematicians

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Second  Presentation Dates
1.  Thusday   February 26th  Pascal:  Andy Cool and Tony  Braner
2.  Tuesday  March 2nd  Newton:   Jeremiah Fields, Roman Rodriguez, Steve Kraemer,
3.  Thursday   March 4th   Riemann:  Jeff Deardurff and Justin Klyczek
4.  Tuesday March 16th   Gauss:   Karen Miller and Jen Willig 
5.  Tuesday March 22nd  
Laplace:  Lisa Grilliot and Mary  Balmes
6.  Thursday March 25th   Euler:  John Szynal and Kenny Shumard

For your presentations, also prepare a poster for your mathematician  -- include historical facts about the mathematician (including dates, location)  and major works, picture, and if possible something visually appealing demonstrating one of his major mathematical accomplishments. These will be also be displayed in the poster session for the SJC Colloquium Day.   Posters due on Thursday March 25th. 

Possible Topics in Chronological Order for Presentations  -- If you are interested in the works of some other mathematician during the time period (of significance) you may select that one (with approval).  For the presentations, please set the historical context for the work of the mathematician, briefly discuss his life, his major mathematical accomplishments.  Then focus on one (or more) of his/her most significant mathematical results.  Include clear and detailed proof(s) and examples as appropriate.  Make sure that the class has "done some mathematics"  --the class  learned something new or enhanced their understanding of an important mathematical concept. Have an appropriate mathematical exercise for the class as a follow-up assignment  (short).  

1600-      Blaise Pascal
               Isaac  Newton
               The Bernoulli's
           Gottfried Leibniz
               Rene Descartes
           Pierre de Fermat
1700's     Leonard Euler
               Joseph Lagrange
               Pierre-Simon Laplace
1800's    Carl Friedrich Gauss
            Bernhard Riemann
               Augustine Louis Cauchy
           Emmy Noether