Did you know that...
- The word "MATHEMATICS" comes from the Greek μάθημα (máthema) which means "science, knowledge, or learning"; μαθηματικός (mathematikós) means "fond of learning".
- The word "FRACTION" derives from the Latin " fractio - to break".
- GEOMETRY(Ancient Greek: γεωμετρία; geo = earth, metria = measure) is a part of mathematics.
- "ALGEBRA" comes Arabic word (al-jabr, literally, restoration)
- There are just four numbers (after 1) which are the sums of the cubes of their digits:
153 = 1^3 + 5^3 + 3^3
370 = 3^3 + 7^3 + 0^3
371 = 3^3 + 7^3 + 1^3
407 = 4^3 + 0^3 + 7^3
- 111,111,111 multiplied by 111,111,111 equals 12,345,678,987,654,321.
- Among all shapes with the same area circle has the shortest perimeter.
- For every object there is a distance at which it looks its best.
- The Five Most Important Numbers in Mathematics in One Equation :
e^i*pi + 1 = 0
