The prince of mathematics : Carl Friedrich Gauss / monograph

... Following The Life Of Carl Friedrich Gauss, The 18th Century Mathematician, From His Prodigious Childhood To His Extraordinary Achievements That Earned Him The Title Prince Of Mathematics . Along The Way, The Author Introduces Her Young Readers To A Different Culture, The Era Of Small States In Germany Where Advancement On Merits, Such As Gauss , Was Supported By Enlightened Rulers, Competing For Intellectual Excellence And Economic Advantage Through Scientific Progress In Their Small States. Based On Extensive Research Of Original And Secondary Sources, The Author Has Created A Historical Narrative That Will Inspire Young Readers And Even Curious Adults With A Story Full Of Human Touch And Personal Achievement.--publisher Description. Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Child Prodigy (1777-1788) -- Counting -- Sums -- The Duke Of Braunschweig -- The Schoolroom -- Arithmetic -- Early Mathematics -- 2. The Duke's Protégé (1788-1798) -- Royal Patronage -- Gymnasium : High School -- Independent Study Of Mathematics -- The Regular 17-gon -- Mathematical Journal -- Number Theory -- 3. Gifted Astronomer, Father Of A Young Family (1798-1814) -- Carl Friedrich Gauss, Phd -- The Planetoid Ceres -- A Wife And A Child -- The Duke And St. Petersburg -- Professor Of Astronomy -- Tragedy -- Marriage To Minna Waldeck -- The Trip To Munich -- The New Observatory -- Gauss' Mother -- 4. Surveyor Of Hannover, Father Of A Growing Family (1815-1832) -- Surveying -- Summers On The Road -- Trouble With Eugen -- 5. Magnetic Professor, Prince Of Mathematics (1833-1855) -- Non-euclidean Geometry-- Magnetism -- The Göttingen Seven -- Looking Back -- Index. M.b.w. Tent. Includes Index. Content: Foreword -- Preface -- I. Child prodigy (1777-1788) -- Counting -- Sums -- The Duke of Braunschweig -- The schoolroom -- Arithmetic -- Early mathematics -- II. The Duke's protégé (1788-1798) -- Royal patronage -- Gymnasium: high school -- Independent study of mathematics -- The regular 17-gon -- Mathematical journal -- Number theory -- III. Gifted astronomer, father of a young family (1798-1814) -- Carl Friedrich Gauss, PhD -- The planetoid Ceres -- A wife and a child -- The Duke and St. Petersburg -- Professor of astronomy -- Tragedy -- Marriage to Minna Waldeck -- The trip to Munich -- The new observatory -- Gauss' mother -- IV. Surveyor of Hannover, father of a growing family (1815-1832) -- Surveying -- Summers on the road -- Trouble with Eugen -- V. Magnetic professor, prince of mathematics (1833-1855) -- Non-Euclidean geometry -- Magnetism -- The Göttingen seven -- Looking back.

Learn about the boy who - could read and add numbers when he was three years old, - thwarted his teacher by finding a quick and easy way to sum the numbers 1-100, - attracted the attention of a Duke with his genius, and became the man who... - predicted the reappearance of a lost planet, - discovered basic properties of magnetic forces, - invented a surveying tool used by professionals until the invention of lasers. Based on extensive research of original and secondary sources, this historical narrative will inspire young readers and even curious adults with its touching story of personal achievement.

"Learn about the boy who - could read and add numbers when he was three years old, - thwarted his teacher by finding a quick and easy way to sum the numbers 1-100, - attracted the attention of a Duke with his genius, and became the man who - predicted the reappearance of a lost planet, - discovered basic properties of magnetic forces, - invented a surveying tool used by professionals until the invention of lasers. Based on extensive research of original and secondary sources, this historical narrative will inspire young readers and even curious adults with its touching story of personal achievement."--Page 4 de la couv Narrates the life of Carl Friedrich Gauss, the 18th century mathematician, from his prodigious childhood to his extraordinary achievements that earned him the title 'Prince of Mathematics'. The author has created a historical narrative that can inspire young readers and curious adults with a story full of human touch and personal achievement.