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[[Karl_Weierstrass.jpg|thumb|Karl Weierstrass.]]'''Karl Theodor Wilhelm Weierstrass''' (German: Weierstraß [ˈvaɪɐʃtʁas]; 31 October 1815 – 19 February 1897) was a German mathematician often cited as the "father of modern analysis". Despite leaving university without a degree, he studied mathematics and trained as a teacher, eventually teaching mathematics, physics, botany and gymnastics. | |||
Weierstrass formalized the definition of the continuity of a function, proved the intermediate value theorem and the Bolzano–Weierstrass theorem, and used the latter to study the properties of continuous functions on closed bounded intervals. | |||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | |||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | |||
* [[Mathematician (nonfiction)]] | |||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Weierstrass Karl Weierstrass] @ Wikipedia | |||
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Revision as of 17:00, 12 August 2017
thumb|Karl Weierstrass.Karl Theodor Wilhelm Weierstrass (German: Weierstraß [ˈvaɪɐʃtʁas]; 31 October 1815 – 19 February 1897) was a German mathematician often cited as the "father of modern analysis". Despite leaving university without a degree, he studied mathematics and trained as a teacher, eventually teaching mathematics, physics, botany and gymnastics.
Weierstrass formalized the definition of the continuity of a function, proved the intermediate value theorem and the Bolzano–Weierstrass theorem, and used the latter to study the properties of continuous functions on closed bounded intervals.
In the News
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links:
- Karl Weierstrass @ Wikipedia