Mathematical Recreations and Essays
Index of terms
Every concept, theorem, method and person the concept graph places in a chapter of this book, with the chapters that teach it and the other books on the shelf that teach it too.
Concepts (247)
- abscissa
Taught in: Three Geometrical Problems
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics, An Introduction to Mathematics, Calculus Made Easy, Elementary Illustrations of the Differential and Integral Calculus, First Course in the Theory of Equations
- Achilles and the Tortoise
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
- algebra
Taught in: The Mathematical Tripos
Also in: A First Book in Algebra, An Introduction to Mathematics, The First Steps in Algebra, Vector Analysis and Quaternions
- alphabet
Taught in: Cryptographs and Ciphers
- anallagmatic squares
Taught in: Some Geometrical Questions
- Analytical Society
Taught in: The Mathematical Tripos
- annulus
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
Also in: Calculus Made Easy
- approximation
Taught in: Three Geometrical Problems, Matter and Ether Theories
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics, An Introduction to Mathematics, Calculus Made Easy, Elementary Illustrations of the Differential and Integral Calculus, Plane Geometry, Spherical Trigonometry, for the Use of Colleges and Schools
- area
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions, Three Geometrical Problems
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics, Calculus Made Easy, Elementary Illustrations of the Differential and Integral Calculus, Plane Geometry, Spherical Trigonometry, for the Use of Colleges and Schools, Vector Analysis and Quaternions
- arithmetic
Taught in: Some Arithmetical Questions, The Mathematical Tripos
Also in: A First Book in Algebra, An Introduction to Mathematics, Vector Analysis and Quaternions
- arithmetical fallacy
Taught in: Some Arithmetical Questions
- arithmetical progression
Taught in: Some Arithmetical Questions
Also in: An Introduction to Mathematics, Elementary Illustrations of the Differential and Integral Calculus, The First Steps in Algebra
- astrological house
Taught in: Astrology
- astrological planet
Taught in: Astrology
- astrology
Taught in: Astrology
- asymptote
Taught in: Three Geometrical Problems
- atom
Taught in: Matter and Ether Theories
Also in: Treatise on Thermodynamics
- Bachet's weights problem
Taught in: Some Arithmetical Questions
- binary scale
Taught in: Mersenne's Numbers
- board covering
Taught in: Some Miscellaneous Questions
- Board of Mathematical Studies
Taught in: The Mathematical Tripos
- boat moved by a rope
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
- book cipher
Taught in: Cryptographs and Ciphers
- bordered magic square
Taught in: Magic Squares
- broken diagonal
Taught in: Magic Squares
- calculus
Taught in: The Mathematical Tripos
Also in: An Introduction to Mathematics, Calculus Made Easy, Elementary Illustrations of the Differential and Integral Calculus
- centre of gravity
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics, Treatise on Thermodynamics
- centrifugal force
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
- chemical element
Taught in: Matter and Ether Theories
Also in: Treatise on Thermodynamics
- chess-piece placement problem
Taught in: Some Miscellaneous Questions
- Chinese rings
Taught in: Some Miscellaneous Questions
- cipher
Taught in: Cryptographs and Ciphers
- cipher requisites
Taught in: Cryptographs and Ciphers
- circle
Taught in: Three Geometrical Problems
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics, An Introduction to Mathematics, Elementary Illustrations of the Differential and Integral Calculus, First Course in the Theory of Equations, Plane Geometry, Solid Geometry with Problems and Applications, Spherical Trigonometry, for the Use of Colleges and Schools
- cissoid of Diocles
Taught in: Three Geometrical Problems
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics
- closed circuit
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- closed network
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- colour-cube problem
Taught in: Some Geometrical Questions
- Columbus's egg puzzle
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
- common difference
Taught in: Some Arithmetical Questions
Also in: The First Steps in Algebra
- complementary cell
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- complementary numbers
Taught in: Magic Squares
- complementary rows and columns
Taught in: Magic Squares
- complementary suffixes
Taught in: Some Miscellaneous Questions
- composite magic square
Taught in: Magic Squares
- congruence
Taught in: Mersenne's Numbers
- conic section
Taught in: The Mathematical Tripos, Three Geometrical Problems
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics, An Introduction to Mathematics, First Course in the Theory of Equations
- construction
Taught in: Three Geometrical Problems
Also in: Plane Geometry
- continuity
Taught in: Matter and Ether Theories
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics
- contour-line
Taught in: Some Geometrical Questions
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics
- corner cell
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- corresponding linear dimensions
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
- cosecant
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics, Calculus Made Easy, Elements of Plane Trigonometry
- counters in a row
Taught in: Some Geometrical Questions
- couple
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
- cross-fours
Taught in: Some Geometrical Questions
- cross-section
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
- cryptograph
Taught in: Cryptographs and Ciphers
- cryptography
Taught in: Cryptographs and Ciphers
- cube
Taught in: Some Geometrical Questions, Some Mechanical Questions, Three Geometrical Problems
Also in: A First Book in Algebra, Solid Geometry with Problems and Applications, The First Steps in Algebra
- cubic equation
Taught in: The Mathematical Tripos, Three Geometrical Problems
Also in: An Introduction to Mathematics, First Course in the Theory of Equations
- cumulative voting
Taught in: Some Arithmetical Questions
- cusp
Taught in: Astrology
Also in: Calculus Made Easy
- cyclical permutation
Taught in: Some Miscellaneous Questions
- dale
Taught in: Some Geometrical Questions
- decimal fraction
Taught in: The Mathematical Tripos
Also in: An Introduction to Mathematics
- decimation problem
Taught in: Some Arithmetical Questions, Cryptographs and Ciphers
- denary scale of notation
Taught in: Some Arithmetical Questions, Magic Squares
- diagonal
Taught in: Magic Squares
Also in: Elementary Illustrations of the Differential and Integral Calculus, Plane Geometry, Spherical Trigonometry, for the Use of Colleges and Schools
- digit
Taught in: Some Arithmetical Questions, Magic Squares, Cryptographs and Ciphers
Also in: An Introduction to Mathematics, The First Steps in Algebra
- dimension
Taught in: Hyper-space, Matter and Ether Theories
Also in: Plane Geometry
- dissection proof
Taught in: Some Geometrical Questions
- doubly even square board
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- doubly magic square
Taught in: Magic Squares
- doubly-even magic square
Taught in: Magic Squares
- duplication of the cube
Taught in: Three Geometrical Problems
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics
- edge
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
Also in: Solid Geometry with Problems and Applications, Spherical Trigonometry, for the Use of Colleges and Schools
- electric current
Taught in: Matter and Ether Theories
- electron
Taught in: Matter and Ether Theories
- elliptic geometry
Taught in: Hyper-space
- energy
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
Also in: An Elementary Treatise on Electricity, Treatise on Thermodynamics
- equation
Taught in: The Mathematical Tripos
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics, A First Book in Algebra, An Introduction to Mathematics, Elementary Illustrations of the Differential and Integral Calculus, The First Steps in Algebra
- equation of time
Taught in: Time and its Measurement
- equiangular spiral
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics
- ether
Taught in: Matter and Ether Theories
- even magic square
Taught in: Magic Squares
- even node
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- exploration problem
Taught in: Some Arithmetical Questions
- face
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
Also in: Solid Geometry with Problems and Applications, Spherical Trigonometry, for the Use of Colleges and Schools
- factor
Taught in: Mersenne's Numbers
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics, A First Book in Algebra, Calculus Made Easy, First Course in the Theory of Equations, The First Steps in Algebra
- Fermat number
Taught in: Some Arithmetical Questions
- ferry-boat problems
Taught in: Some Geometrical Questions
- fifteen puzzle
Taught in: Some Miscellaneous Questions
- flight of birds
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
- fluxional notation
Taught in: The Mathematical Tripos
Also in: An Introduction to Mathematics, Calculus Made Easy, Elementary Illustrations of the Differential and Integral Calculus
- fork
Taught in: Some Geometrical Questions
- free end
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- friction
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
Also in: Treatise on Thermodynamics
- geodesic
Taught in: Some Geometrical Questions
- geometrical fallacy
Taught in: Some Geometrical Questions
- geometrical paradox
Taught in: Some Geometrical Questions
- geometrical progression
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics, An Elementary Treatise on Electricity, An Introduction to Mathematics, Elementary Illustrations of the Differential and Integral Calculus, The First Steps in Algebra
- geometry
Taught in: Three Geometrical Problems
Also in: An Introduction to Mathematics, Plane Geometry
- great circle
Taught in: Astrology
Also in: Solid Geometry with Problems and Applications, Spherical Trigonometry, for the Use of Colleges and Schools
- Gregorian calendar
Taught in: Time and its Measurement
- Guarini's knights problem
Taught in: Some Geometrical Questions
- Hamiltonian cycle
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- hill
Taught in: Some Geometrical Questions
- homogeneous polynomial
Taught in: Some Miscellaneous Questions
Also in: A First Book in Algebra
- homophonic cipher
Taught in: Cryptographs and Ciphers
- horoscope
Taught in: Astrology
- hyper-space
Taught in: Hyper-space
- hyperbola
Taught in: Three Geometrical Problems
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics, An Introduction to Mathematics
- hyperbolic geometry
Taught in: Hyper-space
- hypothesis
Taught in: Matter and Ether Theories
Also in: Plane Geometry
- imaginary root
Taught in: Some Arithmetical Questions
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics, An Introduction to Mathematics, Calculus Made Easy, First Course in the Theory of Equations, The First Steps in Algebra
- impulse
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
Also in: Elementary Illustrations of the Differential and Integral Calculus
- incommensurable magnitudes
Taught in: Three Geometrical Problems
Also in: An Introduction to Mathematics, Elementary Illustrations of the Differential and Integral Calculus, Plane Geometry, Solid Geometry with Problems and Applications
- indeterminate equation
Taught in: Mersenne's Numbers
- inertia
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
Also in: An Introduction to Mathematics
- infinite set
Taught in: Matter and Ether Theories
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics
- integer part
Taught in: Three Geometrical Problems
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics
- isochronism
Taught in: Time and its Measurement
- isolated system
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
Also in: Treatise on Thermodynamics
- Julian calendar
Taught in: Time and its Measurement
- key
Taught in: Cryptographs and Ciphers
- kinematics
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
- kinetic theory of heat
Taught in: Matter and Ether Theories
Also in: An Elementary Treatise on Electricity, Treatise on Thermodynamics
- Kirkman's schoolgirl problem
Taught in: Some Miscellaneous Questions
- knight's move
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- knight's tour
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- Königsberg bridge problem
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- lattice path counting
Taught in: Some Arithmetical Questions
- leap year
Taught in: Time and its Measurement
- left-right operation notation
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- lever
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
- line of slope
Taught in: Some Geometrical Questions
- logarithm
Taught in: Some Arithmetical Questions
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics, Calculus Made Easy, Elementary Illustrations of the Differential and Integral Calculus, Elements of Plane Trigonometry, Spherical Trigonometry, for the Use of Colleges and Schools
- magic bottle
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
- magic pencil
Taught in: Magic Squares
- magic square
Taught in: Magic Squares
- magic square cell
Taught in: Magic Squares
- many-to-one cipher
Taught in: Cryptographs and Ciphers
- mathematical notation
Taught in: The Mathematical Tripos
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics, An Introduction to Mathematics, Elementary Illustrations of the Differential and Integral Calculus, Vector Analysis and Quaternions
- mathematical physics
Taught in: The Mathematical Tripos
- Mathematical Tripos
Taught in: The Mathematical Tripos
- mathematics
Taught in: The Mathematical Tripos
Also in: An Introduction to Mathematics, Calculus Made Easy, Elementary Illustrations of the Differential and Integral Calculus
- matter
Taught in: Matter and Ether Theories
- maximum
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions, Matter and Ether Theories
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics, Calculus Made Easy, First Course in the Theory of Equations, Plane Geometry, Treatise on Thermodynamics
- maze
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- mean solar day
Taught in: Time and its Measurement
- means of a proportion
Taught in: Three Geometrical Problems
Also in: Plane Geometry
- mechanics
Taught in: The Mathematical Tripos
Also in: An Introduction to Mathematics, Elementary Illustrations of the Differential and Integral Calculus
- Mersenne number
Taught in: Some Arithmetical Questions, Mersenne's Numbers
- modular arithmetic
Taught in: Some Arithmetical Questions
- molecule
Taught in: Matter and Ether Theories
Also in: Treatise on Thermodynamics
- motion in fluids
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
- motion of fluids
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
- mouse trap game
Taught in: Some Miscellaneous Questions
- nasik square
Taught in: Magic Squares
- node
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- non-Euclidean geometry
Taught in: Hyper-space
- number of knight's paths
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- odd magic square
Taught in: Magic Squares
- odd node
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- one-sided surface
Taught in: Some Geometrical Questions
- order of a magic square
Taught in: Magic Squares
- order of a node
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- parabola
Taught in: Three Geometrical Problems
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics, An Introduction to Mathematics, Elementary Illustrations of the Differential and Integral Calculus
- parabolic geometry
Taught in: Hyper-space
- paradromic ring
Taught in: Some Geometrical Questions
- pass
Taught in: Some Geometrical Questions
- pawn interchange puzzle
Taught in: Some Geometrical Questions
- pendulum
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions, Matter and Ether Theories
- perfect number
Taught in: Some Arithmetical Questions
- periodic function
Taught in: Matter and Ether Theories
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics, An Introduction to Mathematics, Calculus Made Easy, Elements of Plane Trigonometry
- permutation
Taught in: Some Geometrical Questions, Some Miscellaneous Questions, Magic Squares
Also in: An Introduction to Mathematics, First Course in the Theory of Equations
- perpetual motion
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
Also in: Treatise on Thermodynamics
- phase
Taught in: Matter and Ether Theories
Also in: Treatise on Thermodynamics
- physical analogy
Taught in: Hyper-space, Matter and Ether Theories
- pi
Taught in: Three Geometrical Problems
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics, An Introduction to Mathematics, Calculus Made Easy, Plane Geometry
- Poll examination
Taught in: The Mathematical Tripos
- polyalphabetic cipher
Taught in: Cryptographs and Ciphers
- pressure
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
Also in: An Elementary Treatise on Electricity, An Introduction to Mathematics, Treatise on Thermodynamics
- prime factor
Taught in: Mersenne's Numbers
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics, A First Book in Algebra
- prime number
Taught in: Some Arithmetical Questions, Mersenne's Numbers
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics
- probability
Taught in: Some Arithmetical Questions, Three Geometrical Problems
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics
- problem
Taught in: The Mathematical Tripos
Also in: Plane Geometry
- quadratic equation
Taught in: The Mathematical Tripos
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics, A First Book in Algebra, An Introduction to Mathematics, Calculus Made Easy, First Course in the Theory of Equations, The First Steps in Algebra
- quadratic form
Taught in: Mersenne's Numbers
- quadratic residue
Taught in: Mersenne's Numbers
- radioactivity
Taught in: Matter and Ether Theories
- ramification base
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- rational number
Taught in: The Mathematical Tripos
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics, An Introduction to Mathematics, Solid Geometry with Problems and Applications
- re-entrant route
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- regular polygon
Taught in: Three Geometrical Problems
Also in: Elementary Illustrations of the Differential and Integral Calculus, Elements of Plane Trigonometry, Plane Geometry
- relative motion
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
- remainder
Taught in: Some Arithmetical Questions
Also in: A First Book in Algebra, First Course in the Theory of Equations, The First Steps in Algebra
- route
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- sailing faster than the wind
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
- scaling of a model
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
- scheme of nativity
Taught in: Astrology
- Senate-House examination
Taught in: The Mathematical Tripos
- shorthand
Taught in: Cryptographs and Ciphers
- shunting problems
Taught in: Some Geometrical Questions
- sidereal day
Taught in: Time and its Measurement
- similarity
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
Also in: An Introduction to Mathematics, Elementary Illustrations of the Differential and Integral Calculus, Plane Geometry
- sine
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions, Three Geometrical Problems
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics, An Introduction to Mathematics, Calculus Made Easy, Elementary Illustrations of the Differential and Integral Calculus, Elements of Plane Trigonometry, Solid Geometry with Problems and Applications, Spherical Trigonometry, for the Use of Colleges and Schools, Vector Analysis and Quaternions
- singly-even magic square
Taught in: Magic Squares
- spectrum
Taught in: Matter and Ether Theories
- sphere
Taught in: Astrology
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics, An Elementary Treatise on Electricity, Solid Geometry with Problems and Applications, Spherical Trigonometry, for the Use of Colleges and Schools
- spherical trigonometry
Taught in: The Mathematical Tripos
Also in: Spherical Trigonometry, for the Use of Colleges and Schools, Vector Analysis and Quaternions
- spin of a ball
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
- squaring the circle
Taught in: Three Geometrical Problems
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics, An Introduction to Mathematics
- stability of equilibrium
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
Also in: Treatise on Thermodynamics
- steady motion
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
- sub-atom
Taught in: Matter and Ether Theories
- subsidiary square
Taught in: Magic Squares
- sum
Taught in: Magic Squares
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics, Calculus Made Easy, Elementary Illustrations of the Differential and Integral Calculus, Vector Analysis and Quaternions
- table of power residues
Taught in: Mersenne's Numbers
- Tait's counter problem
Taught in: Some Geometrical Questions
- tangent
Taught in: Some Geometrical Questions
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics, An Introduction to Mathematics, Calculus Made Easy, Elementary Illustrations of the Differential and Integral Calculus, Elements of Plane Trigonometry, First Course in the Theory of Equations, Plane Geometry, Treatise on Thermodynamics
- tangent function
Taught in: Three Geometrical Problems
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics, Calculus Made Easy, Elementary Illustrations of the Differential and Integral Calculus, Elements of Plane Trigonometry, Solid Geometry with Problems and Applications, Spherical Trigonometry, for the Use of Colleges and Schools
- temperature
Taught in: Matter and Ether Theories
Also in: An Elementary Treatise on Electricity, Spherical Trigonometry, for the Use of Colleges and Schools, Treatise on Thermodynamics
- ternary scale of notation
Taught in: Some Arithmetical Questions, Some Miscellaneous Questions
- tessellation
Taught in: Some Geometrical Questions
- three-in-a-row
Taught in: Some Geometrical Questions
- three-things problem
Taught in: Some Arithmetical Questions
- Tower of Hanoi
Taught in: Some Miscellaneous Questions
- transcendental number
Taught in: Three Geometrical Problems
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics
- tree
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- treize game
Taught in: Some Miscellaneous Questions
- triad
Taught in: Some Miscellaneous Questions
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics
- trigonometry
Taught in: The Mathematical Tripos
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics, An Introduction to Mathematics
- triplet
Taught in: Some Miscellaneous Questions
- trisection of an angle
Taught in: Three Geometrical Problems
- Tristram Shandy paradox
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
- true solar day
Taught in: Time and its Measurement
- unicursal figure
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- uniform motion
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
Also in: Elementary Illustrations of the Differential and Integral Calculus
- unit cell
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- vortex ring
Taught in: Matter and Ether Theories
- weight
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
Also in: Elementary Illustrations of the Differential and Integral Calculus
- winning key numbers
Taught in: Some Arithmetical Questions
- work
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
Also in: An Elementary Treatise on Electricity, Calculus Made Easy, Treatise on Thermodynamics, Vector Analysis and Quaternions
- Zeno's paradoxes
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
- zodiacal sign
Taught in: Astrology
Theorems (24)
- 2n odd nodes need n routes
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- arctangent series
Taught in: Three Geometrical Problems
- difference of two squares
Taught in: Mersenne's Numbers
Also in: A First Book in Algebra, The First Steps in Algebra
- divisibility by nine
Taught in: Some Arithmetical Questions
- Euclid–Euler theorem
Taught in: Some Arithmetical Questions
- Euler's theorem on factors of Mersenne numbers
Taught in: Mersenne's Numbers
- Fermat's Last Theorem
Taught in: Some Arithmetical Questions
- Fermat's little theorem
Taught in: Mersenne's Numbers
- Fermat's theorem on sums of two squares
Taught in: Some Arithmetical Questions
- four-colour theorem
Taught in: Some Geometrical Questions
- Gergonne's theorem
Taught in: Some Miscellaneous Questions
- Goldbach's conjecture
Taught in: Some Arithmetical Questions
- hill and dale relations
Taught in: Some Geometrical Questions
- Hudson's shuffling theorem
Taught in: Some Miscellaneous Questions
- knight's move alternates colour
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- Lagrange's theorem on primes
Taught in: Some Arithmetical Questions
- Machin's formula for pi
Taught in: Three Geometrical Problems
- more than two odd nodes forbid a single route
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- odd nodes of a closed network are even in number
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- parallel postulate
Taught in: Hyper-space
- unicursal route for a figure with no odd node
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- unicursal route for a figure with two odd nodes
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- Walecki's theorem
Taught in: Some Miscellaneous Questions
- Wilson's theorem
Taught in: The Mathematical Tripos
Methods (33)
- Anstice's method
Taught in: Some Miscellaneous Questions
- Bachet's method for odd magic squares
Taught in: Magic Squares
- card shuffling
Taught in: Some Miscellaneous Questions
- constructing an even magic square
Taught in: Magic Squares
- cross interchange
Taught in: Magic Squares
- date of Easter
Taught in: Time and its Measurement
- De la Hire's method for odd magic squares
Taught in: Magic Squares
- De la Loubère's method
Taught in: Magic Squares
- De Moivre's method for the knight's tour
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- differentiation
Taught in: The Mathematical Tripos
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics, Calculus Made Easy, Elementary Illustrations of the Differential and Integral Calculus, First Course in the Theory of Equations
- Euler's method for the knight's tour
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- finding south from a watch
Taught in: Time and its Measurement
- First method for even magic squares
Taught in: Magic Squares
- frequency analysis
Taught in: Cryptographs and Ciphers
- Frost's method
Taught in: Some Miscellaneous Questions
- Gill's method
Taught in: Some Miscellaneous Questions
- horary astrology
Taught in: Astrology
- Jaenisch's method for the knight's tour
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- maze traversal rule
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- modular exponentiation
Taught in: Mersenne's Numbers
- Moon's method for the knight's tour
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- natal astrology
Taught in: Astrology
- pairs of cards trick
Taught in: Some Miscellaneous Questions
- polygon perimeter method
Taught in: Three Geometrical Problems
- re-coupling of hooks
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- Roget's method for the knight's tour
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- three-pile problem
Taught in: Some Miscellaneous Questions
- trial and error
Taught in: Some Arithmetical Questions
Also in: Calculus Made Easy
- trial division
Taught in: Mersenne's Numbers
- Vandermonde's method for the knight's tour
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- wall-following
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- Warnsdorff's rule
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- writing by inspection
Taught in: Mersenne's Numbers
Also in: A First Book in Algebra, The First Steps in Algebra
Laws (7)
- first law of motion
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
Also in: An Introduction to Mathematics
- Hauksbee's law
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
- inertia
Taught in: Time and its Measurement
- law of gravity
Taught in: Matter and Ether Theories
Also in: An Introduction to Mathematics
- parallelogram law of vector addition
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
Also in: An Introduction to Mathematics
- second law of motion
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
- third law of motion
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
Quantities (13)
- angle
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
Also in: An Introduction to Mathematics, Calculus Made Easy, Elementary Illustrations of the Differential and Integral Calculus, Elements of Plane Trigonometry, Plane Geometry, Solid Geometry with Problems and Applications, Vector Analysis and Quaternions
- area
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics, An Introduction to Mathematics, Elements of Plane Trigonometry, Plane Geometry, Solid Geometry with Problems and Applications
- circumference
Taught in: Three Geometrical Problems
Also in: An Introduction to Mathematics, Elementary Illustrations of the Differential and Integral Calculus, Elements of Plane Trigonometry, Plane Geometry, Solid Geometry with Problems and Applications
- density
Taught in: Matter and Ether Theories
Also in: Elementary Illustrations of the Differential and Integral Calculus, Treatise on Thermodynamics
- electric charge
Taught in: Matter and Ether Theories
- force
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
Also in: An Elementary Treatise on Electricity, An Introduction to Mathematics, Calculus Made Easy, Elementary Illustrations of the Differential and Integral Calculus, Spherical Trigonometry, for the Use of Colleges and Schools, Vector Analysis and Quaternions
- magic sum
Taught in: Magic Squares
- mass
Taught in: Matter and Ether Theories
Also in: An Introduction to Mathematics, Calculus Made Easy, Treatise on Thermodynamics, Vector Analysis and Quaternions
- number of molecules
Taught in: Matter and Ether Theories
Also in: Treatise on Thermodynamics
- pressure
Taught in: Matter and Ether Theories
Also in: Calculus Made Easy, Treatise on Thermodynamics
- time
Taught in: Time and its Measurement
Also in: An Introduction to Mathematics, Calculus Made Easy, Elementary Illustrations of the Differential and Integral Calculus, The First Steps in Algebra
- velocity
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics, An Introduction to Mathematics, Calculus Made Easy, Elementary Illustrations of the Differential and Integral Calculus, Vector Analysis and Quaternions
- volume
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions, Matter and Ether Theories
Also in: An Introduction to Mathematics, Solid Geometry with Problems and Applications, Spherical Trigonometry, for the Use of Colleges and Schools, Treatise on Thermodynamics, Vector Analysis and Quaternions
Units (4)
- foot-pound
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
- hour
Taught in: Time and its Measurement
Also in: Calculus Made Easy
- minute
Taught in: Time and its Measurement
Also in: Calculus Made Easy
- second
Taught in: Time and its Measurement
Also in: Calculus Made Easy
Instruments (10)
- cipher machine
Taught in: Cryptographs and Ciphers
- clock
Taught in: Time and its Measurement
- grille
Taught in: Cryptographs and Ciphers
- hourglass
Taught in: Time and its Measurement
- lever
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
- scytale
Taught in: Cryptographs and Ciphers
- sun-dial
Taught in: Time and its Measurement
- sun-ring
Taught in: Time and its Measurement
- watch
Taught in: Time and its Measurement
- water clock
Taught in: Time and its Measurement
People (101)
- A.J.C. Cunningham
Taught in: Mersenne's Numbers
- Abraham de Moivre
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- Adrien Marie Legendre
Taught in: Some Arithmetical Questions, Unicursal Problems, The Mathematical Tripos, Three Geometrical Problems, Mersenne's Numbers
Also in: Solid Geometry with Problems and Applications, Spherical Trigonometry, for the Use of Colleges and Schools
- Alcuin
Taught in: Some Geometrical Questions
- Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- Alexis Clairaut
Taught in: Three Geometrical Problems
- Apollonius of Perga
Taught in: Three Geometrical Problems
Also in: An Introduction to Mathematics
- Archimedes
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions, Three Geometrical Problems
Also in: Elementary Illustrations of the Differential and Integral Calculus, Elements of Plane Trigonometry
- Archytas
Taught in: Three Geometrical Problems
- Arthur Cayley
Taught in: Some Geometrical Questions, Some Miscellaneous Questions
Also in: Vector Analysis and Quaternions
- August Ferdinand Möbius
Taught in: Some Geometrical Questions
- Augustin-Louis Cauchy
Taught in: Some Geometrical Questions, Matter and Ether Theories
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics, First Course in the Theory of Equations, Spherical Trigonometry, for the Use of Colleges and Schools
- Bachet
Taught in: Some Miscellaneous Questions, Magic Squares
- Benjamin Franklin
Taught in: Matter and Ether Theories
Also in: An Introduction to Mathematics
- Bernhard Riemann
Taught in: Hyper-space
- C.E. Bickmore
Taught in: Mersenne's Numbers
- Carl Friedrich Gauss
Taught in: Some Arithmetical Questions, Mersenne's Numbers
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics, First Course in the Theory of Equations
- Charles Babbage
Taught in: The Mathematical Tripos
- Charles Howard Hinton
Taught in: Hyper-space
- Charles I
Taught in: Cryptographs and Ciphers
- Charles Wheatstone
Taught in: Cryptographs and Ciphers
- Claude Gaspar Bachet de Méziriac
Taught in: Some Arithmetical Questions, Some Geometrical Questions, Magic Squares
- Cornelius Agrippa
Taught in: Magic Squares
- De Fonteney
Taught in: Some Geometrical Questions
- De la Hire
Taught in: Magic Squares
- Delannoy
Taught in: Some Geometrical Questions
- Diocles
Taught in: Three Geometrical Problems
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics
- Dmitri Mendeleev
Taught in: Matter and Ether Theories
- Edgar Allan Poe
Taught in: Cryptographs and Ciphers
- Ernst Eduard Kummer
Taught in: Some Arithmetical Questions
- Euclid
Taught in: Some Arithmetical Questions, The Mathematical Tripos
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics, Elements of Plane Trigonometry, Spherical Trigonometry, for the Use of Colleges and Schools
- F. Landry
Taught in: Mersenne's Numbers
- F.N. Cole
Taught in: Mersenne's Numbers
- Ferdinand Gotthold Max Eisenstein
Taught in: Some Arithmetical Questions
- Ferdinand von Lindemann
Taught in: Three Geometrical Problems
- Francis Guthrie
Taught in: Some Geometrical Questions
- G. Tarry
Taught in: Some Geometrical Questions
- G.A.A. Plana
Taught in: Mersenne's Numbers
- George Airy
Taught in: The Mathematical Tripos
- George Peacock
Taught in: The Mathematical Tripos
- George Stokes
Taught in: Matter and Ether Theories
Also in: An Introduction to Mathematics
- Georges-Louis Le Sage
Taught in: Matter and Ether Theories
- Gergonne
Taught in: Some Miscellaneous Questions
- Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri
Taught in: Hyper-space
- Girolamo Cardano
Taught in: Astrology
- Gustav Robert Kirchhoff
Taught in: Matter and Ether Theories
Also in: An Elementary Treatise on Electricity, Treatise on Thermodynamics
- Henri Becquerel
Taught in: Matter and Ether Theories
- Henri Poincaré
Taught in: Hyper-space
- Hermann von Helmholtz
Taught in: Matter and Ether Theories
Also in: An Elementary Treatise on Electricity, Treatise on Thermodynamics
- Hippocrates of Chios
Taught in: Three Geometrical Problems
- Hooke
Taught in: Time and its Measurement
- Huygens
Taught in: Time and its Measurement
- Isaac Newton
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions, The Mathematical Tripos, Three Geometrical Problems, Matter and Ether Theories
Also in: An Introduction to Mathematics, Calculus Made Easy, Elementary Illustrations of the Differential and Integral Calculus, Elements of Plane Trigonometry, First Course in the Theory of Equations
- Jaenisch
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- James Clerk Maxwell
Taught in: Matter and Ether Theories
Also in: Treatise on Thermodynamics
- James Joseph Sylvester
Taught in: Some Geometrical Questions
- Jean le Rond d'Alembert
Taught in: Some Arithmetical Questions
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics
- Jean-Étienne Montucla
Taught in: Some Geometrical Questions, Some Mechanical Questions
- Johann Benedict Listing
Taught in: Some Geometrical Questions
- Johann Heinrich Lambert
Taught in: Three Geometrical Problems
- John Flamsteed
Taught in: Astrology
- John Herschel
Taught in: The Mathematical Tripos
- Jonathan Swift
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
Also in: Calculus Made Easy
- Joseph John Thomson
Taught in: Matter and Ether Theories
- Joseph Larmor
Taught in: Matter and Ether Theories
- Joseph-Louis Lagrange
Taught in: The Mathematical Tripos, Mersenne's Numbers
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics
- János Bolyai
Taught in: Hyper-space
- Karl Pearson
Taught in: Matter and Ether Theories
- Le Lasseur
Taught in: Mersenne's Numbers
- Leonhard Euler
Taught in: Some Arithmetical Questions, Magic Squares, Unicursal Problems, Mersenne's Numbers
Also in: Elementary Illustrations of the Differential and Integral Calculus, First Course in the Theory of Equations, Spherical Trigonometry, for the Use of Colleges and Schools, Treatise on Thermodynamics
- Major MacMahon
Taught in: Some Arithmetical Questions, Some Geometrical Questions
- Marin Mersenne
Taught in: Some Arithmetical Questions, Mersenne's Numbers
- Menaechmus
Taught in: Three Geometrical Problems
Also in: An Introduction to Mathematics
- Michael Faraday
Taught in: Matter and Ether Theories
- Minding
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- Monge
Taught in: Some Miscellaneous Questions
- Moschopulus
Taught in: Magic Squares
- Niccolò Tartaglia
Taught in: Some Arithmetical Questions, Some Geometrical Questions
- Nikolai Lobachevsky
Taught in: Hyper-space
- Osborne Reynolds
Taught in: Matter and Ether Theories
- P.H.H. Seelhoff
Taught in: Mersenne's Numbers
- Pappus of Alexandria
Taught in: Three Geometrical Problems
Also in: An Introduction to Mathematics
- Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet
Taught in: Some Arithmetical Questions
Also in: A Course of Pure Mathematics
- Peter Guthrie Tait
Taught in: Some Geometrical Questions, Matter and Ether Theories
- Peter Mark Roget
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- Pierre de Fermat
Taught in: Some Arithmetical Questions, Magic Squares, Mersenne's Numbers
Also in: An Introduction to Mathematics
- Pierre-Simon Laplace
Taught in: The Mathematical Tripos, Matter and Ether Theories
- Plato
Taught in: Three Geometrical Problems
- R. Moon
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
- René Descartes
Taught in: Three Geometrical Problems, Matter and Ether Theories
Also in: An Introduction to Mathematics, First Course in the Theory of Equations
- Robert Woodhouse
Taught in: The Mathematical Tripos
- Roger Joseph Boscovich
Taught in: Matter and Ether Theories
- Steen
Taught in: Some Miscellaneous Questions
- T. P. Kirkman
Taught in: Some Miscellaneous Questions
- Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
Taught in: Matter and Ether Theories
- William Kingdon Clifford
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
- William Rowan Hamilton
Taught in: Unicursal Problems
Also in: Vector Analysis and Quaternions
- William Thomson
Taught in: Matter and Ether Theories
Also in: An Elementary Treatise on Electricity, Treatise on Thermodynamics
- William Whewell
Taught in: The Mathematical Tripos
- Zeno of Elea
Taught in: Some Mechanical Questions
- Édouard Lucas
Taught in: Some Geometrical Questions, Mersenne's Numbers