Important Figures
This Greek mathematician from Samos is credited with a theorem named after him and founded a cult of the same name. The theorem he is credited with relates the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle to the length of its legs.
Who is Pythagoras?
This course at FSC, required for multiple majors and counting as general education credit, is where most students get their introduction to formal logic.
What is CSC/MAT 2100 - Discrete Structures?
This natural number is known as the multiplicative identity.
What is 1?
These two categories of mathematics separate the theoretical from the real-world.
What are pure and applied?
This English mathematician invented calculus at the same time, independently, as a separate German mathematician. Though he is more well-known for his laws of motion and the legend of a certain red fruit hitting him on the head.
Who is Isaac Newton?
This diagram displays the values of a statement provided the different combinations of values for its components.
What is a truth table?
This mathematical constant is used to represent the square root of -1 and is commonly seen when dealing with imaginary numbers.
What is i?
This field of mathematics deals with the formalization and study of the mathematics of uncertain events or knowledge.
What is probability/probability theory?
Often heralded as the "father of computer science," this gay British mathematician helped allies crack the code in World War 2. He also defined a formalized model for general-purpose computers and a test for the intelligence of artificial intelligence, both of which were named after him.
Who is Alan Turing?
These laws deal with expanding statements such as NOT(p AND q) and NOT(p OR q) to logically equivalent ones and vice versa.
What are DeMorgan's laws?
This mathematical constant is an irrational number that has seen two primary methods of approximation over the centuries: geometric approaches using polygons and infinite series.
What is pi?
What is combinatorics?
This German mathematician is best known for his contributions to the field of astronomy where his laws concerning the motion of planets confirmed the Copernican view and paved the way for the development of the laws of motion.
Who is Johannes Kepler?
A famous joke involving mathematician Rene Descartes and his infamous statement "Cogito ergo sum" (English: "I think therefore I am") relies on a statement's equivalence to this.
What is the contrapositive?
This mathematical constant is an irrational number that is the inverse of the natural log.
What is e?
This field of mathematics, vital to the field of cybersecurity, is the practice and study of techniques for secure communication.
What is cryptography/cryptology?