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Incas
The Incas and certain other pre Columbian tribes in Peru developed the Decimal System hundreds of years before it was used in Europe. http://www.skygaze.com/content/facts/math.shtml In 594 AD decimal notation is used for numbers in India. This is the system on which our current notation is based.
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Actuary
DAVID ANDRIST Actuary The Hartford Insurance Company BS Math BYU “I am a casualty actuary at The Hartford Insurance Company. Casualty actuaries deal with catastrophic or unnatural risks that can occur to people or property. Actuaries use skills in mathematics, economics, finance, probability and statistics, and business to assess the risk of certain events occurring.” “While I […]
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Math in Photography
How does Math relate to beauty, art, and fashion? Jessica Wynne, a professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York explored the beauty of math in her most recent project. She took creative photos of chalkboards that were labeled “Do Not Erase.” The results prove that beauty can be found in the most […]