Identities, Euler V Pythagoras ?

[ToraToraTora]

I'm a huge fan of both but what is your favourite and why?

 

[Peter Pedant]

Euler - he did much much more - - pythagoras  just  sortta stopped at his theorem.

866 Publlications - everywhere - I thought it  was just the Russian academy

[jno]

?? PP has answered both your questions.

[Buenchico]

In terms of practicality, I'd regard sin²θ+cos²θ = 1 as the more important. 

In terms of elegance, e*iπ + 1 = 0 has the edge for me.

[newmodarmy]

e^(i*pi) 

[newmodarmy]

e^iπ + 1 = 0

[10ClarionSt]

All right then, tell us the difference between +0 and -0. Does that count? 

[tomus42]

My thoughts precisely Buenchico. 

[ToraToraTora]

yeah you got be their Chris.

[10ClarionSt]

Have you been at that bar with PP, TTT?

[tomus42]

I failed maths O level, but I am fascinated by it.

Surely you can't compare people from different eras like this, as each piece of knowledge builds on previous discoveries.

[ToraToraTora]

how can there possibly be an -- answer removed -- on a science thread?

[newmodarmy]

I'd suggest +0 is 1/n where n approaches infinity, and -0 is -1/n or 1/(-n) where n approaches infinity

[newmodarmy]

unneccessarily rude posts will probably be removed in any category, even if it's the OP making the comment

[ToraToraTora]

20:27, I'm ok at maths but when I meet an actual mathmetician I realise how *** I am! But lately I have been devoting a lot of time to learning it and i love it.

[tomus42]

I like reading about it ttt even though I don't understand what I'm reading most of the time. Astrophysics falls into the same category for me.