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    Euclid of Alexandria was a Greek mathematician considered the "Father of Geometry" who lived from 325-205 BC. He taught at the library in Alexandria, Egypt and is best known for creating the Elements, a 13 volume work on geometry and number theory that was used as the standard mathematics textbook for over 2000 years. The Elements began by defining basic terms and postulates and then methodically proved 467 propositions concerning plane and solid geometry, numbers, proportions, constructions and irrationals using deductive reasoning from these definitions and postulates.

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    Euclid of Alexandria was a Greek mathematician considered the "Father of Geometry" who lived from 325-205 BC. He taught at the library in Alexandria, Egypt and is best known for creating the Elements, a 13 volume work on geometry and number theory that was used as the standard mathematics textbook for over 2000 years. The Elements began by defining basic terms and postulates and then methodically proved 467 propositions concerning plane and solid geometry, numbers, proportions, constructions and irrationals using deductive reasoning from these definitions and postulates.

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    Alexandrian
    School: Euclid
    EUCLID OF ALEXANDRIA
    Euclid and the Elements
    Who is Euclid of Alexandria?
     Greek Mathematician
     Considered “Father of Geometry”
     Born in Alexandria, Egypt in 325 BC
     Died in 205 BC
     Created the idea of The Elements which are 13 books
    that talks about Geometry
    Euclid and the Elements

    It is believed that Euclid went to school in


    Greece and much of his education was came
    from the knowledge of Plato of Athens, Egypt,
    a legendary Greek Mathematician.
    After graduation Euclid packed up and move
    to Alexandria, Egypt to teach
    Euclid and the Elements
    He taught in Alexandria in the time of Ptolemy
    Solter, who reigned over Egypt from 323 BC
    to 285 BC.
    Euclid spent most of his time at local library
    in Alexandria were he started thinking about
    geometrical knowledge.
    Euclid and the Elements
    Being just discovered geometry, it became
    the most most complex form of mathematics
    at the time
    Euclid soon began developing theorems. He
    then combined all his different theorems
    which he called the Elements
    THE ELEMENTS
    The Elements
    The oldest documents of his works.
    This book has been used for about 2000 years.
    Each book contains different proportions and theories.
    In the Elements there are over 467 propositions to solid geometry,
    along with theories that related to his geometrical ideas.
    Euclid unified a collection of isolated discoveries into a single
    deductive system based on a set of initial postulates, definition, and
    axiom.
    THE ELEMENTS

     Consist of 13 books
     Written so that people could learn how:
    To draw a straight line from any point to another
    To describe a circle with any center or raduis
    That all right angles are equal to each other
    To produce a finite continously in straight line
    BOOK 1- 4

    Deals with plane geometry


    BOOK 1
    - Phytagorean theorem
    - Parealllelism
    - The sum of the angles
    - The equality of angles and areas
    Book 2
    -Commonly called “book of geometric algebra”
    Book 3
    -Circles and their properties
    -Tangents
    -The power of the point
    -Inscribed angles
    Book 4
    -Inscribe and circumcribing triangles and regular polygons
    Book 5
    -Treatise on proportions of magnitudes
    Book 6
    -Applied proportions to geometry :
    Similar figures, Thale’s theorem, etc.
    Book 7
    -Number theory
    1. -Prime numbers
    2. -Least common multiple
    3. -Greatest common divisor
    4. -Divisibility
    Book 8
    -Proportions in number theory
    -Geometric sequences
    Book 9
    -Irrational magnitudes by using the method of
    exhaustions
    Book 10
    -Perfect numbers
    -Sum of a geometric series infinitude of prime numbers
     Book 11
    -Takes the ideas from the first 6 books and applies it to
    space, parallelism, perpendicularity, etc
     Book 12
    -Calculates volumes and areas using the method of
    exhaustion
    1. Cones
    2. Cylinders
    3. Spheres
    4. Pyramide
    Book 13
    -Takes the idea of book 4 and applies it to space, five
    regular solids applied to a sphere and the golden
    section
    Thank you!

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