euclid

historical facts

• Euclid is  Greek mathemathician
• He was born on c. 300 B.C in Alexandria egypt
• his first six books cover elementary plane geometry
• he translated the 'elements' from Greek to Arabic 
• Euclid discovered 'captotrics' 

the elements

• The first 6 books deals with plane geometry.
• Books 7 to 9 deals with number theory
• Book 10 is the theory of irrational numbers
• Books 11 to 13 is three-dimensional geometry

death & legacy

• Euclid set up a private school at the Alexandria library
• Euclid's death is unknown to mankind
• he might have perished around 260 B.C.
• his legacy inspired Abraham lincoln

class activity

• where was Euclid born ? 
• A.) L.A
• B.) ALEXANDRIA
• C.) MEXICO
• D.) EGYPT