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1807 – Fourier analysis
Harmonic analysis deals with the mathematical representation of combinations of waves. In the abstract worlds of mathematics, trigonometric functions (like a sine wave) are often used to represent waveforms, but these usually present simple waves. In the real world, waves tend to be more complex. By combining the simple waveforms in many different ways, these […]
1700 – Bernoulli – bio
Daniel Bernoulli was born in 1700 in the Netherlands and became a mathematician known for his work with fluid dynamics and probability and statistics. In fluid mechanics, “Bernoulli’s Principle” describes the relationships involved amongst fluid speed, pressure differential and potential energy. PRECURSOR: 1627 – Boyle 1642 – Newton 1646 – Leibniz 1662 – Boyle’s law […]
1768 – Fourier – bio
Jean Babtiste Joseph Fourier (known as Joseph) was born in 1768 in France and was a mathematician who became known for his work on heat transfer and the analysis of periodic functions (wave forms) using combinations of trigonometric series. These are now called Fourier series and the process is called Fourier analysis. PRECURSOR: 1642 – […]
