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 Math: An Indispensable Tool For Space Exploration Mathematics are essential for the observation, exploration and understanding of space. From basic arithmetic, calculus, algebra, geometry, and statistics and probabilities.  It is interwoven into the fields of aerospace engineering, astronomy and planetary science. Without it, we would not have achieved spaceflight, we wouldn’t have satellite radio or GPS, we wouldn’t have landed on the Moon or flown a helicopter on Mars, or have ever seen high resolution images of Pluto. To launch a rocket requires several types of calculations starting with how much thrust – the force working opposite gravity and drag in this case – you’ll need to lift the weight of the rocket’s payload from the Earth’s surface, through its atmosphere and accelerate it to orbital velocity (7.8 km/s).   A commonly used rocket equation enables us to do that by calculating the delta-v (Δv), the difference in velocity that is proportional to the thrust per ...

Father of Graph Theory    Leonhard Euler was born on 15th April 1707 in Basel, Switzerland. Euler's discoveries greatly influenced the fields of mathematics and physics His best known findings is the Euler Identity, which shows the relationship between fundamental mathematical constants and is often called the most beautiful equation in mathematics.  Euler’s most notable contributions are: The Euler identity : eiπ + 1 = 0. The Euler identity is often called the most beautiful equation in mathematics. This formula shows the relation between five mathematical constants: e, i, π, 1, and 0. It has wide-ranging uses in mathematics and physics, including electronics. Mathematical function notation : f(x), where f stands for “function” and the variable of the function (here, x) is enclosed within the parentheses. This notation is widely used today.

Forgoten INDIAN HERO  Iriññāttappiḷḷi Mādhavan Nampūtiri  known as  Mādhava of Sangamagrāma  ( c.  1340 – c. 1425) was an Indian mathematician and astronomer from the town believed to be present-day Aloor, Irinjalakuda in Thrissur District, Kerala, India.  He is considered the founder of the Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics .  One of the greatest mathematician-astronomers of the Middle Ages, Madhava made pioneering contributions to the study of infinite series, calculus, trigonometry, geometry, and algebra .  He was the first to use infinite series approximations for a range of trigonometric functions, which has been called the " decisive step onward from the finite procedures of ancient mathematics to treat their limit-passage to infinity ". Some scholars believe that Jesuit missionaries and traders who were active around the ancient port of...

Father Of Indian Statistics Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis (1893-1972)  was born in Calcutta on 29 June 1983, which is now celebrated as the National Statistics Day of India. He is the founder of Indian Statistical Institute, organizer of Indian Statistical Systems, pioneer in the application of Statistical Techniques to practical problems, architect of the Indian second Five Year Plan and much more. His most notable achievement is Mahalanobis Distance , a revolutionary statistical measure used for data classification and pattern recognition. He formulated the concept at King's College, Cambridge, which continues to be a cornerstone of various statistical analyses. His research also helped to establish a crucial baseline on anthropometric data for Indian population.

  "The Father Of Trigonometry"   Hipparchus, an ancient Greek Mathematician, astronomer and geographer, is known as the father of trigonometry.  In the second century BC, he created the first trigonometric table and solved pr oblems in spherical trigonometry.   Hipparchus was the first to tabulate the corresponding values of arc and chord for a series of angles.