Mathematics in Modern World

ACTIVITY #2
Do as directed.
Guiseppe Peano
Giuseppe Peano was an Italian glottologist and mathematician. He was a founding member of
mathematical logic and set theory, to which he made significant contributions and the author of more than
200 books and publications. The Peano axioms are the term given to the common axiomatization of the
natural numbers in his honor. He began his work on the Formulario Mathematico, widely known as the
Mathematics Encyclopedia. It included basic mathematical theorems written in a symbolic language
created by Peano. Formulario Mathematico is a collection of five books, the first of which was released in
1895 and the final in 1908.
His contributions are the following;
• Five axioms that Italian mathematician Giuseppe Peano proposed in 1889 are referred to
as Peano axioms or Peano's postulates in the field of number theory. The Peano axioms
were intended to give a formal basis for the natural numbers (0, 1, 2, 3...) used in
arithmetic, number theory, and set theory, much like the axioms for geometry developed
by the Greek mathematician Euclid (around 300 BCE). A finite collection of symbols and
rules can yield an endless set according to the Peano axioms.
The five Peano axioms are:
1. Zero is a natural number.
2. Every natural number has a successor in the natural numbers.
3. Zero is not the successor of any natural number.
4. If the successor of two natural numbers is the same, then the two original numbers are the same.
5. If a set contains zero and the successor of every number is in the set, then the set contains the
natural numbers.
• Giuseppe Peano originally identified a space-filling curve in geometry in 1890, which he
named the Peano curve. From the unit interval onto the unit square, Peano's curve is a
continuous, surjective function, but it is not injective. Georg Cantor's previous finding
that these two sets had the same cardinality served as Peano's inspiration. Because of this
illustration, some writers refer to any space-filling curve as a "Peano curve" in more
broad terms.
• Peano also applied the axiomatic method to other fields, notably geometry, for which he
gave several axiom systems. His first axiomatic treatment of elementary geometry
appeared in 1889 and was extended in 1894. His work was based on that of Pasch but
reduced the number of undefined terms from four to three: point and segment, for the
geometry of position (1889), and motion, also necessary for metric geometry (1894).
(This number was reduced to two by Pieri in 1899.)

2. Write an essay to discuss why mathematics is a powerful language.
Mathematics is a powerful language in the way that it is always present in everything and
everywhere. It provides us with a tool to comprehend patterns, measure relationships, and make future
predictions. We utilize the world to understand math, and math helps us comprehend the world. The
entire globe is linked. These links and opportunities are evident in everyday mathematics.
Algebra, where may be used to demonstrate how rapidly water can get polluted and how many
people who drink that water in a third-world nation can get sick every year, or how many women give
birth every minute and every day. The science behind all the world's architecture may be explained
through a study of geometry. The number of people killed in earthquakes, wars, and other global tragedies
may be estimated using statistics and probability. It can also forecast financial success, the spread of
ideas, and the potential repopulation of once-endangered species of animals. Math is an effective tool for
communication and understanding across cultures. Students may use it to tackle challenging challenges
and make sense of the world. Math may be rethought in a global framework, giving pupils a fresh
perspective on the standard material, and increasing their understanding of its relevance. Math is also a
language where people can understand and know just by looking at the spec of any connection relating to
mathematics.
To sum up, the kind of ideas that mathematicians want to express are simple to express because
of the mathematical language, also known as the language of mathematics, is an extension of natural
language that is used in mathematics and science to describe findings such as scientific laws, theorems,
proofs, and logical inferences in a concise, precise, and unambiguous manner.

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ACTIVITY #2

Mathematics Encyclopedia. It included basic mathematical theorems written in a symbolic language

1895 and the final in 1908.

His contributions are the following;

rules can yield an endless set according to the Peano axioms.

The five Peano axioms are:

1. Zero is a natural number.

2. Every natural number has a successor in the natural numbers.

3. Zero is not the successor of any natural number.

• Giuseppe Peano originally identified a space-filling curve in geometry in 1890, which he

(This number was reduced to two by Pieri in 1899.)

proofs, and logical inferences in a concise, precise, and unambiguous manner.

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