Wolfram Science World: Bernoulli, Johann (1667 1748)

This site from ScienceWorld provides a brief but factual abstract of Bernoulli's math accomplishments. Links are provided throughout for additional information on related subjects.

Shows how simple harmonic motion is used in a circuit comprised of an inductor and a capacitor. Includes detailed formula derivation utilizing calculus.

A great biography of Johann Bernoulli is provided at this site. An audio clip is provided, as well as a good list of primary sources.

A thorough list of topics in the study of Discrete Mathematics. Combinatorics, Graph Theory, and Point Lattices are three of the many areas given in-depth explanations here. Many of the links contain discussions of the topics that both...

This biographical site on Descartes explains some of the French scientific philosopher Decartes' beliefs and findings. This site has links to other famous mathematicians who influenced him as well.

This site presents a brief biography Rheticus, the Austrian mystic who was Copernicus' only student and who was later beheaded for sorcery.

This site from ScienceWorld provides a brief two sentence overview of Abraham DeMoivre's life and his famous formulas. Links are provided to view both the Stirling's formula, as well as the Gaussian integral.

This site from ScienceWorld provides a short, informative description of many of the contributions of Pythagoras to mathematics. Links exist to some of the contributions as well as to additional information.

A brief biography of the English astronomer, Edmond Halley.

A very brief biography of this Greek geometer. Good hyperlinks to theories he developed.