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Otfrid Mittmann

Otfrid Mittmann is a mathematics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Otfrid Mittmann rather than just read about it. In short: Otfrid Mittmann (27 December 1908 in Ruda Śląska — 1998) was a German mathematician. Starting in 1927, he studied mathematics and natural sciences in Göttingen and Leipzig, and got his Ph.D. in Apr 1935.

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Reference excerpt

Otfrid Mittmann (27 December 1908 in Ruda Śląska — 1998) was a German mathematician. Starting in 1927, he studied mathematics and natural sciences in Göttingen and Leipzig, and got his Ph.D. in Apr 1935. He joined the Nazi movement in Oct 1929. and published on statistical aspects of Nazi eugenics. After the war, he published in Göttingen and Bonn.

Publications Mittmann, O. (1935). Mathematisch-statistische Untersuchungen zur Erforschung fließender Merkmale (Ph.D. thesis). Univ. Göttingen. Mittmann, Otfrid (1936). Über die Schnelligkeit der relativen Vermehrung vorteilhafter Mutationen. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. Otfrid Mittmann (May 1936). "Zur Austilgung einer vererbbaren Eigenschaft bei Merkmalen mit übergreifenden Erscheinungformen (Fall des einpaarigen Erbgangs)". Deutsche Mathematik. 1 (2): 149–155. Otfrid Mittmann (Apr 1937). "Die Erfolgsaussichten von Auslesemaßnahmen im Kampf gegen die Erbkrankheiten" (PDF). Deutsche Mathematik. 2 (1): 32–55. Man pflegt leider mit einem derartig unsauberen Verfahren zu arbeiten, wenn es sich darum handelt, ein Urteil über den Wert des deutschen Gesetzes zur Verhütung erbkranken Nachwuchses in die Welt zu setzen. Es soll im folgenden kurz gezeigt werden, wie die Dinge liegen und welche Extremfälle man sich auszusuchen pflegt, um ein möglichst ungünstiges Urteil über den Wert der deutschen Auslesemaßnahmen zu gewinnen. (Unfortunately, one uses to work with such an unsound approach when a judgement about the German Law for the Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Offspring is to be created. In the following, it shall be shown how things are and which extremal cases one uses to pick out to obtain an as unfavorable judgement as possible about the value of the German selection measures.) Otfrid Mittmann (Jan 1938). "Über die Schnelligkeit der Ausmerze von Erbkrankheiten durch Sterilisation" (PDF). Deutsche Mathematik. 2 (6): 709–721. Mittmann, Otfrid (1940). Erbbiologische Fragen in mathematischer Behandlung. Berlin: de Gruyter. Otfrid Mittmann (Dec 1940). "Theoretische Erbprognose und Gattenwahl". Deutsche Mathematik. 5 (4): 328–337. Otfrid Mittmann (May 1941). "Funktionale Zusammenhänge zwischen Zygotenwahrscheinlichkeiten". Deutsche Mathematik. 5 (6): 563–570. O. Mittmann (1968). "Zur statistischen Zwillingsmethode". Metron. 27: 1–7.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Otfrid Mittmann

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Otfrid Mittmann claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In mathematics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Otfrid Mittmann before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Otfrid Mittmann ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Otfrid Mittmann

In research: Otfrid Mittmann appears in mathematics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Otfrid Mittmann in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Otfrid Mittmann is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1908 births, 1998 deaths, 20th-century German mathematicians, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Otfrid Mittmann outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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