Diophantus

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Works

31

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5 total works indexed

1. Diophanti Alexandrini Opera omnia cum Graecis commentariis

   · 1974 · cited 8x

2. An efficient implementation of the Gale and Shapley “propose-and-reject” algorithm

   · 2020 · cited 2x

3. Les œuvres mathematiques de Simon Stevin de Bruges. Ou sont inserées les memoires mathematiqves,esquelles s'est exercé le tres-haut &amp; tres-illustre prince Maurice de Nassau

   · 1634 · cited 1x

4. Intelligent surveillance systems on the Internet of Things based on secure applications with the IBM cloud platform

   · 2023 · cited 1x

5. Transit data-based MST computation

   · 2017

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Quotes

• “Perhaps the topic [of this book] will appear fairly difficult to you because it is not yet familiar knowledge and the understanding of beginners is easily confused by mistakes; but with your inspiration and my teaching it will be easy for you to master, because clear intelligence supported by good lessons is a fast route to knowledge.”
• “If we arrive at an equation containing on each side the same term but with different coefficients, we must take equals from equals until we get one term equal to another term. But, if there are on one or on both sides negative terms, the deficiencies must be added on both bides until all the terms on both sides are positive. Then we must take equals from equals until one term is left on each side.”
• “As a square number is known to be the product of a number multiplied by itself, so every polygonal number, multiplied by one number and added to another, both of which depend upon the number of its angles, produces a square number. I shall prove this, and shall show also how from a given side to find its polygon and conversely. Some auxiliary propositions must first be proved.”
• “Diophantos' work is so unique among the Greek treatises which we possess, that he cannot be said to recall the style or subject-matter of any other author, except, indeed, in the fragment on Polygonal Numbers; and even there the reference to Hypsikles is the only indication we can lay hold of.”
• “The history of Alexandrian mathematics begins with the Elements of Euclid and closes with the Algebra of Diophantus, both of which are founded on the discoveries of several preceding centuries.”
• “The solution of the higher indeterminates depends almost entirely on very favourable numerical conditions and his methods are defective. But the extraordinary ability of Diophantus appears rather in the other department of his art, namely the ingenuity with which he reduces every problem to an equation which he is competent to solve.”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Gender

male

Citizenship

Bosporan Kingdom

Occupation

statesperson

Employer

Mithridates VI of Pontus

Languages spoken

Ancient Greek

Native language

Ancient Greek

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