The Science Museum 100 Maths Ideas in 100 Words by DK
Author:DK
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780241641606
Publisher: DK Publishing
g Geometry g CONTENTS
Conic sections
WHY IT MATTERS
These shapes turn up everywhere, but a good example is a satellite dish, which is a parabolic reflector (a three-dimensional shape with parabolic cross-sections) collecting signals and focusing them to a point
KEY THINKERS
Menaechmus (c. 380â320bce)
Apollonius of Perga (c. 240â190bce)
Johannes Kepler (1571â1630)
WHAT COMES NEXT
Studying conics and their properties has led to many other useful parts of mathematics â for example, the circular functions (see Trigonometry) and the hyperbolic functions
SEE ALSO
Trigonometry
Circle
Hyperbolics
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