The document provides information on several important mathematicians throughout history including Pythagoras, who discovered the Pythagorean theorem; Euclid, who wrote The Elements and established geometry as we know it today; and Al-Khwarizmi, who wrote the first book on algebra. It also discusses Aristotle, Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo Galilei, De L'hopital, and Leonhard Euler and their contributions to mathematics, science, and calculus.

1. Mathematicians
Mr. Clutter
Villegas Middle School
2006-2007

2. Pythagoras
 569 B.C. – 475 B.C.
 Greece
 First pure mathematician
 5 beliefs
 Secret society
 Pythagorean theorem

3. Aristotle
 384 B.C. – 322 B.C.
 Greece
 Philosopher
 Studied mathematics in
relation to science

4. Euclid
 325 B.C. – 265 B.C.
 Greece
 Wrote The Elements
 Geometry today

5. Al-Khwarizmi
 780 A.D.-850 A.D.
 Baghdad (in Iraq)
 1st book on Algebra
 Algebra
 Natural Number
 Equation

6. Leonardo da Vinci
 1452 A.D. - 1519 A.D.
 Italy
 Geometry with
mechanical methods
 Painter
 Architect
 Mechanic

7. Galileo Galilei
 1564 A.D. – 1642
A.D.
 Italy
 Teacher
 Astrology
 Mathematician

8. De L’hopital
 1661 A.D. – 1704 A.D.
 France
 Differential Calculus
 L”Hopital’s Rule

9. Leonhard Euler
 1707 A.D. – 1783 A.D.
 Switzerland
 Mechanica (book on
mathematical analysis)
 Calculus of variations
 Analytic Geometry
 Trigonometry
 Symbols