# Erich's Top 10 Scientific Formulas # Chemical formula for water > H[2] * O # Einstein's conversion of mass to energy > ein := E = m*c^2; 2 ein := E = m c > solve(ein, c); 1/2 1/2 (m E) (m E) --------, - -------- m m # Pythagorean theorem for right angle > pyth := a^2 + b^2 = c^2; 2 2 2 pyth := a + b = c > subs({a = 3, b = 4, c = 5} , pyth); 25 = 25 > plots[display](plots[polygonplot]([[0,0], [0,3], [4,0]], > color=brown),scaling = constrained); # Solution of quadratic > solve(a*x^2 + b*x + c = 0 , x); 2 1/2 2 1/2 -b + (b - 4 a c) -b - (b - 4 a c) 1/2 --------------------, 1/2 -------------------- a a # Four building blocks of DNA with their matchings > (A-T)/(C-G) # Law of gravitation > grav := F = gamma * (m[1] * m[2])/r^2; gamma m[1] m[2] grav := F = --------------- 2 r # Fundamental theorem of calculus > F := diff(f(x),x); d F := -- f(x) dx > int(F, x=a..b); > f(b) - f(a) # Ohm's law > ohm := V = R*I; ohm := V = I R # Radioactive decay of uranium > U[92]^238# --> Th[90]^234 + He[2]^4 # Compound interest > P[n] := P[0] * (1 + r/k) ^ (k*n); (k n) P[n] := P[0] (1 + r/k) > limit(P[n], k=infinity); exp(r n) P[0]