carl freiderich gaus???what did he contribute to math?

Question

whta did he contribute to math ? i went to wikopedia and looked him up it gave me some information on him however it didnt say what he contributed to math which i s what i reall need to know . is there any websites or anything i can go to print out any of the math things he invented like worksheets or something.please help im in desperate need.

thank you very much!

Answer 1

He published over 150 works and made such important contributions as the fundamental theorem of algebra (in his doctoral dissertation), the least squares method, Gauss-Jordan elimination (for solving matrix equations), and the bell curve, or Gaussian error curve (see normal distribution). Gauss made important contributions to physics and astronomy and pioneered the application of mathematics to gravitation, electricity, and magnetism. He also developed the fields of potential theory and real analysis. With Archimedes and Newton, he is one of the greatest mathematicians of all time.

Hope that helps. =)

Answer 2

I did two years of university math (= maths, in the UK) and still never reached a standard where we could understand or use any of Gauss's contributions. It is no wonder that even Wikipedia couldn't explain any of it in terms that an average reader would understand.

I now understand the beautiful "law of quadratic reciprocity", which Gauss was the first to prove. Ready?

"If A and B are odd primes, then A is a quadratic residue of B, if and only if B is a quadratic residue of A; except when A and B are both of the form 4n+3, in which case the reverse applies."

And that's EASY compared with most of his other stuff . . .

Answer 3

A lot

He's up there with Euler and Newton

And it's Carl Friedrich Gauss

Answer 4

The gaussian or normal distribution.
Least squares regression.
The fundamental theoreom of algebra.

Answer 5

Check out his Bio. He did alot.