Maryam Mirzakhani (2014)
Sophie Germain a mathematician who taught
herself math including college level calculus.
She researched acoustics, elastics and the
theory of numbers. She aces a ramp that has a
rise of 3m and a run of 4m.
Maryam Mirzakhani is also a mathematician
Sophie Germain who contributed to the dynamics and geometry
of Riemann surfaces (real not flat). She aces a
ramp with a rise of 4m and a run of 3 m.
Angle of
less than 45º
elevation
They both received prizes for their work in
Prize Nomination
mathematics. Find the angle of elevation for each to
for The Royal
Astronomical
discover who received which prize? Which
Society
mathematician is the master skateboarder?
Greater
than 46
The Fields
medal in
Mathematics
(Nobel
equivalent
prize of Math
Note: the skateboarding is made up but the
math prizes are real.
Who
received
the prize?
sophie
germain
maryam
mirzakhani
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