G. F. B. Riemann (1826 - 1866)

Who is Georg F. Bernard Riemann? And why does his name turn up in calculus (the Riemann integral)? Georg Riemann was born on Sept. 17, 1826 and he contributed not only to calculus but also geometry. If you wish to read his writings, some of his works are available on the web (in German).

Riemann Hypothesis One of 7 Millenium Problems

The Clay Mathematics Institute selected seven mathematical problems as their Millenium Problems and are offering a prize of $1 million for a solution to each problem. One of the problems is the Riemann Hypothesis.

Pi And Randomness

Pi. Everyone knows "pi r squared", even though the joke is that "pie are round, cornbread are square." Pi is the irrational number 3.141592653589793238. . ., in its decimal form, it never repeats and never terminates. The digits appear randomly in the decimal form and mathematicians are fascinated by this. Read more about it in the Science News article.

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Problems On The Web

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