This man found that a solution exists for one unusual system of three linear equations where the determinant is zero, and, though he is not Laplace, he gives his name to a formula for calculating the determinant of an n by n matrix. He conducted a lo
This man found that a solution exists for one unusual system of three linear equations where the determinant is zero, and, though he is not Laplace, he gives his name to a formula for calculating the determinant of an n by n matrix. He conducted a long argument with Bernoulli about the logarithms of imaginary and negative numbers, arguing that they do not exist. He created an early form of binary arithmetic, but used base 10 for the creation of his (*) stepped wheel calculator. This man found that every series where the magnitude terms always decreases but the terms alternate between positive and negative values is convergent. He also introduced notation d for derivative and integral symbol. For 10 points, name this mathematician who invented calculus independently of and at the same time as Newton.
This man found that a solution exists for one unusual system of three linear equations where the determinant is zero, and, though he is not Laplace, he gives his name to a formula for calculating the determinant of an n by n matrix.