Geometry, perhaps more than any other math, is all around us. Measurements, dimensions, distances, temperatures... are all part of geometry and we see them every day in hundreds of representations. Geometry is in art, geometry is in nature; geometry is in construction, and geometry is in architecture. Geometry is everywhere - and it has been fascinating to humans for centuries.
Euclid, often called the "Father of Geometry," lived in Alexandria, Egypt, circa 200 BCE. While the majority of his works have been lost, Euclid wrote one of the most influential mathematics textbooks in history, called the Elements. The Elements explored geometry, number theory, and arithmetic (although arithmetic was slightly different then from how we view it today).
While math has evolved considerably over the past two plus millennia, one of the most famous theorems in geometry was well known and used in Euclid's day, though it looks significantly different: Can you recognize the Pythagorean Theorem in the construction below?
Euclid, often called the "Father of Geometry," lived in Alexandria, Egypt, circa 200 BCE. While the majority of his works have been lost, Euclid wrote one of the most influential mathematics textbooks in history, called the Elements. The Elements explored geometry, number theory, and arithmetic (although arithmetic was slightly different then from how we view it today).
While math has evolved considerably over the past two plus millennia, one of the most famous theorems in geometry was well known and used in Euclid's day, though it looks significantly different: Can you recognize the Pythagorean Theorem in the construction below?