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LEONHARD
EULER
RICCI PAJARILLO ARWEN SANDICO

MIGUEL SANTIAGO SAM SALAYON

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PART 1 : LIFE OF LEONHARD EULER

PART 2 : EDUCATION

PART 3 : CONTRIBUTIONS TO CALCULUS

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INTRODUCTION
On April 15, 1707, in Basel, Switzerland,
Leonhard Euler was born. His name is
pronounced "oiler." His father was Paul
Euler, and his mother was Marguerite
Brucker. The oldest of their four kids was
Leonhard. Leonhard's mother was the
daughter of a clergyman. His father served
as a pastor for a Calvinist congregation.

While earning a degree in theology,

Leonhard's father took some mathematics
courses at college and was friends with
the famously gifted mathematicians of
the Bernoulli family. In the town of Riehen,
which is just a few miles (7 km) outside of
Basel and close to both the French and
German borders of Switzerland, Leonhard
spent his formative years.

In 1720, at the age of 13, Leonhard

entered in the University of Basel, where he
eventually earned a Master of Philosophy.
His dissertation examined the
philosophical writings of Isaac Newton and
René Descartes, two mathematical giants.

Leonhard was permitted to continue his

DID YOU KNOW?
Leonhard Euler is responsible for
around one-third of all the
mathematics, mathematical physics,
and engineering mechanics research
that was published in the last three
quarters of the eighteenth century.
mathematical studies for three more
years with Bernoulli's supervision.
Leonhard decided to pursue mathematics
instead of his spiritual calling. He
nevertheless maintained a strong religious
commitment throughout his life.

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BECOMING A MATHEMATICIAN

Basel is where Leonhard attended school. Since Euler didn't receive any mathematical
instruction in the Basel school he attended, he mostly learnt the subject from his father,
Paul III Euler, through independent reading and private tutoring.

Leonhard's father had hoped that he would follow in his father's footsteps and become
a Calvinist preacher, but private sessions with Johann Bernoulli had shown that
Leonhard had been endowed with amazing mathematical abilities. At the time,
Bernoulli was most likely the most prominent active mathematician in the world. He
was also close to Leonhard's father, and the two talked about Leonhard's exceptional
mathematical talent.
UNIVERSITY OF BASEL WHERE EULER STUDIED

DID YOU KNOW?

Despite his best efforts, Leonhard Euler

was not successful in getting a position
at the University of Basel.
TIMELINE OF LEONHARD EULER'S
EDUCATION AND CAREER
1720 - his father, Paul III Euler, enrolled him at 1727 - While awaiting a decision from the
the University of Basel. University of Basel, Euler received an offer
from the St. Petersburg Academy of
1723 - Euler already had his master's degree Sciences. After Daniel Bernoulli
in philosophy. His main goal was to contrast recommended him for a position at the
Des Cartes' and Newton's ideas. Following academy, Euler was given the
his father's wishes, he began his theological opportunity to attend St. Petersburg
studies in the autumn of 1723. Academy.

1730 - Euler was appointed professor of

1726 - Euler completed his studies at the
physics at the Academy.
University of Basel.

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1733 - he took over the chair of
mathematics from Daniel Bernoulli.

1735 - he lost sight in one eye due to

overwork.

1741 - Frederick the Great invited him to join

the Berlin Academy, where he continued to
publish for the next 25 years.

CONTRIBUTIONS TO CALCULUS AND

OTHER MATHEMATICAL THEORIES

What was Euler's Contribution to Calculus?

Well, Euler was the first to introduce the notation for a function f(x). He also
popularized the use of the Greek letter π to denote the ratio of a circle's
circumference to its diameter. Euler also contributed to numbers theory, graph theory,
logic, and applied mathematics. But aside from that Euler invented the calculus of
variations including its most well-known result, the Euler–Lagrange equation. Euler
DID YOU KNOW?
also pioneered the use of analytic methods to solve number theory problems. In
doing so, he united two disparate branches of mathematics and introduced a new
field of study, analytic number theory.

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What was Euler's Part in Numbers Theory?

Euler's great interest in number theory can be traced to the influence of his friend,
Christian Goldbach. He proved Newton's identities, Fermat's little theorem and
Lagrange's four-square theorem. Euler made progress toward the prime number
theorem and conjectured quadratic reciprocity.

What was Euler's part in Applied mathematics?

Most of Euler's greatest successes were in applying analytic methods to real world
problems. He integrated Leibniz's differential calculus with Newton's Method of
Fluxions. In 1739 he wrote the Tentamen novae theoriae musicae, hoping to integrate
music theory with mathematics.

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REFERENCES
LEONHARD EULER | BIOGRAPHY, EDUCATION, CONTRIBUTIONS, &
FACTS | BRITANNICA

CONTRIBUTIONS OF LEONHARD EULER TO MATHEMATICS -

WIKIPEDIA

LEONHARD EULER - EDUCATION, FACTS & EARLY LIFE -

BIOGRAPHY

A (VERY) BRIEF HISTORY OF LEONHARD EULER - YOUTUBE

LEONHARD EULER (1707 - 1783) - BIOGRAPHY - MACTUTOR

HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS (ST-ANDREWS.AC.UK)

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