A project on Karl Jacobi

HOW TO FIND PROPER SOURCES

Photo Credit: US Naval Academy

Jacobi: 1801-1851

“Jacobi's reputation as an excellent teacher attracted

many students. He introduced the seminar method to teach

students the latest advances in mathematics.”

http://www.sci.hkbu.edu.hk/

scilab/math/jacobi.html

http : / /mot ls .b logspot .com/2007/12/car l - jacobi -203rd-

b ir thday.html

CAN WE TELL THE DIFFERENCE?

“Carl Jacobi was born on December 10th, 1804. This

ancient Jewish Prussian string theorist was one of the

greatest mathematicians of all times and one of the most

inspiring mathematicians of his times.”

Jacobi: 1804-1851

Photo Credit: US Naval Academy

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www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/.../Jacobi.html

www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/Mathematicians/Jacobi.html

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Jacobi

www.stetson.edu/~efriedma/periodictable/html/i.html

www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/298997/Carl-Jacobi

genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu/id.php?id=15635 -

www.usna.edu/Users/math/meh/jacobi.html - conservapedia.com/Carl_Jacobi

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http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/

http://easybib.com/

HOW TO CITE

Your presentation should resolve around you, not the text on the slides!

1. Law, Morris. "Jacobi." HKBU Scientific Computing Laboratory. Hong Kong Baptist University, Dec. 1995. Web. 22 June 2011. <http://www.sci.hkbu.edu.hk/scilab/math/jacobi.html>.

2. Motl, Luboš. "Carl Jacobi: 203rd Birthday." Luboš Motl: The Reference Frame. 10 Dec. 2007. Web. 22 June 2011. <http://motls.blogspot.com/2007/12/carl-jacobi-203rd-birthday.html>.

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