The Math Genius Who Gave Us Sudoku [Euler]

Newhouse News ^ | 4/15/2007 | Amy Ellis Nutt

[Incorrigible]

Brings back memories..... Of being in the Science Library until it closed at 1:00AM!!!!!

 

[caddie]

I wonder was he of the Houston Eulers.

[Red Badger]

1=0........Happens every payday............

[domenad]

Man, sometimes I can’t help but get angry that there were guys two hundred years ago that know calculus and analytic geometry better than I ever will. These were guys who were crapping into jars, but they’re way smarter than me. That galls me to no end.

[dfwgator]

Euler?......Euler?.....

[Red Badger]

No, but he was a TITAN of his age............

[Jack Wilson]

No relation to Ferris B. Euler

[beeber]

"but Euler left the happiness in."

[VRWCmember]

Leonhard Euler's math discoveries extend to astronomy, ballistics, optics, music theory, fluid dynamics, mapmaking, shipbuilding — and Sudoku.

And the tv show NUMB3RS

[Incorrigible]

One of my Calc profs was fond of using Newton’s expression:

“The reason we can see so far is because we stand on the shoulders of giants.”

Though I heard it’s older than Newton.

The old English program “Connections” where the links between discoveries and inventions over time are documented was a great program and always left me thinking how depended these geniuses were on the postal service of their time!

[RAY]

Many of us long ago engineering students remember the name, but this one knew little of the person.

Thanks for posting.

[clamper1797]

Amy Ellis Nutt = A. Nutt ???

[Radix]

I love threads such as this. Thanks for posting.

[Incorrigible]

Oddly enough, I found that I did better in my mathematics courses when I read up some of the history of the mathematicians whose equations were being discussed. Unfortunately, I was flailing about in Sophomore year Differential Equations when I started looking in to the history and somehow it all clicked better.

[Ole Okie]

Thanks for posting this.

The author left out a plus sign in Euler’s Identity
(it’s e to the i pi power + 1 = 0).

But a great read.

[em2vn]

But they didn’t have toilet tissue, therefore, I am sure their end was more galled than is yours.

[Jack Hammer]

I keep hearing about this game “sudoku” all the time, but have no idea what it is; can anyone describe/explain it in a sentence or two?

Anyone?

[meowmeow]

The old English program “Connections” where the links between discoveries and inventions over time are documented was a great program

I loved that series! Used to have it on tape but it's long gone. I wonder if it's out on DVD somewhere. Forget the name of the leisure suit guy but he was a riot.

[Incorrigible]

Yep.  Here's an image version of the formula:

 

 

(Click the pic.  There's a t-shirt for everyone in this world!)

 

[Incorrigible]

I keep hearing about this game “sudoku” all the time, but have no idea what it is; can anyone describe/explain it in a sentence or two?

Anyone?

 

http://www.sudoku.com/

 

I keep hearing about this game “sudoku” all the time, but have no idea what it is; can anyone describe/explain it in a sentence or two?

Anyone?