Week 1 Task

Welcome to our class blog! Together we will explore some of the greatest mathematicians of all time. This week I have selected what I consider four of the most famous . Your task is to watch the clips and post your opinion of each mathematician. When you are finished posting and watching all the clips, come back to this message and post in order who you believe is the greatest mathematician and why. Please feel free to comment on each others post. Just remember to be respectful of others opinions. Also complete the poll at the bottom of the blog.

Archimedes

Below is a video from United Streaming about the works of Archimedes. After watching the video, post what you think was his most valuable work.

Isacc Newton

Below is a video clip about Isaac Newton from United Streaming. After watching the clip, post what you found the most interesting about his life and work.

Carl Friedrich Gauss

Here is another video to watch about Carl Freidrich Gauss. Please make another post of what you found interesting from the video.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTWgPIqUhaU

Albert Einstein

Please view the video below of Albert Einstein. When finished, make a post about what you found interesting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPO0BQ8VGAw