Moral Euler

Choose a person within your declared major whom you believe is a good model of a Christian or moral leader. Research the person's life (if you are unable to identify a person in your major field of study, please consult with faculty in your major for recommendations). Prepare a 3-5 page paper (with appropriate citations and bibliography that must include references beyond Wikipedia) detailing the person's life and outlining the characteristics that exemplify good moral leadership. The paper should include your own analysis of the person's leadership (using material from class), including what you see as the person's strengths and weaknesses. Due before midnight October 24.

At first it may not seem like there would be a Christian or moral

Petersburg Academy of Sciences in Russia. In 1734, he married Katharina Gsell and became a father to thirteen children, only five of whom survived infancy. He left his mark on almost every area of math. It is estimated that while he worked, he wrote around 800 pages a year. His greatest contribution, if one could even be chosen, would probably his inventions of mathematical notations. He is the one who thought of the concept of a function and writing it as f(x), the “e” for the base of the natural logarithm which is used in extensively in calculating compound interest (also called The Euler Constant), the “i” for imaginary numbers, as well as using the symbol to represent the number pi. All of this is used in mathematics worldwide to this day. He went on to join the Royal Academy at Berlin in 1741 and returned back to St. Petersburg in 1761 where he died in

His prior religious training brought much benefit throughout his lifetime and he truly possessed the qualities of a moral leader. As McIntyre said, “Practical demonstrations of his love for God include his unsurpassed industry and commitment to his vocation,... his genuine humility before God and men; his professional generosity; his uncompromising integrity and desire for justice; his heartfelt devotion to his family; and his equanimity and perseverance through multiple tragedies”