Thales
Pythagoras
Democritus
Euclid
Three Classical Problems
100
What theorem did he establish?
The Thales Theorem
100
What is his best known discovery?
The Pythagorean Theorem
100
Fill in the blank. He's the innovator of math and ______.
Geometry
100
What was his nickname?
The Father of Geometry
100
What was the 1st problem?
Squaring the Circle
200
Fill in the blank. Thales was the first known Greek ____.
Philosopher, mathematician, and scientist
200
What is the Pythagorean Theorem?
a^2+b^2=c^2
200
What did he discover about cones?
The volume of a cone is one third of the volume of the cylinder
200
How many of his writings have we found?
The most out of any ancient mathematician
200
What was the 2nd problem?
Doubling the Cube
300
What guidelines is he considered to have laid down?
Abstract Development of Geometry
300
What was he often referred to as?
The First Pure Mathematician
300
What did he discover about pyramids?
The volume of a pyramid is one third the volume of the prism
300
What were the main things he discovered?
Many theorems and rules of geometry
300
What was the 3rd problem?
Trisecting the Angle
400
How many sages of Greece are there?
Seven
400
What was the name of the group he lead?
Mathematikoi
400
Fill in the blank. He discovered a lot about geometry of _____.
Tangents
400
Where did he live?
Alexandria
400
What methods were used to solve the problems?
Euclidian
500
What century did he live in?
6 BC
500
Where was his birthmark?
His thigh
500
What ideas were he famous for?
All matter is composed by tiny atoms.
500
What time period did he live in?
300 BC
500
What did the GREEKS call the methods used to solve the three classical problems?
Plane Methods
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