Pascal was not only a great mathematician, he was also a man of great knowledge. ... He even published discoveries on his thoughts of vaccums. ... The barometer, the triangle, conics, vaccum theories and the adding machine were all very big discoveries. ...
Knowledge is actively constructed by the individual and is not passively received from an outside force. 2. Knowledge is an adoptive process that organized ones world, not the discovery of some independent, pre-existing world outside the mind of the individual. ... Key concepts: Schema Adaptation Operation Schema: A cognitive structure that one constructs by putting pieces of knowledge together to make sense. ... Operation: This is the mechanism by which a schema is assimilated or accommodated-internalized action that modifies knowledge. ... Sensorimotor Pro operational Co...
Throughout his early teen years Leibniz studied Aristotle's logic and theory of categorizing knowledge. ... With his wide knowledge he began to write about law and also plans for the French on how to achieve better diplomatic status for the country. ... "In this work Leibniz aimed to reduce all reasoning and discovery to a combination of basic elements such as numbers, letters, sounds and colours- (1). ... His goal in life was to gather all human knowledge (1). ... In 1673, he was in London and had met many man some of could be considered to have good knowledge on certain subjects, b...
Euler made many accomplishments to the discovery of e that first called e e. ... In my opinion, I believe that this subject is under apperciated and after reading about e, I have a better knowledgement on how the world works. ...
