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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

RENE DESCARTES

MATHEMATICIAN: KNOW FOR BRINGING THE WORLDS OF GEOMETRY AND ALGEBRA TOGETHER
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WHO WAS HE?

  • He was born march 31, 1596
  • He was the youngest of 3 children
  • He began college at the age of 8
  • He died in 1650, at the age of 54yrs

WHAT DID HE ACOMPLISH?

  • He brought algebra and geometry together by using a coordinates grid
  • The Cartesian coordinates were named after him
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WHERE DID RENE GROW UP?

HE GROW UP IN LA HAYE, FRANCE
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WHEN DID HE GRADUATE COLLEGE?

RENE GRADUATE COLLEGE AT THE AGE OF 22 IN THE YEAR 1612
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WHY DID RENE BEGIN COLLEGE SO YOUNG?

  • HIS FATHER WORRIED ABOUT EDUCATION SO RENE WENT TO A COLLEGE BOARDING SCHOOL
  • RENE WANTED TO LEARN MORE.
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BY CHRISTINE S.

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