A Brief History of Mathematics - Simon Fraser University
A Brief History of Mathematics
A Brief History of Mathematics
What is mathematics? What do mathematicians do?
A Brief History of Mathematics
What is mathematics? What do mathematicians do?
A Brief History of Mathematics
? Egypt; 3000B.C.
? Positional number system, base 10 ? Addition, multiplication, division. Fractions. ? Complicated formalism; limited algebra. ? Only perfect squares (no irrational numbers). ? Area of circle; (8D/9)? ? =3.1605. Volume of pyramid.
A Brief History of Mathematics
? Babylon; 1700-300B.C. ? Positional number system (base 60; sexagesimal) ? Addition, multiplication, division. Fractions. ? Solved systems of equations with many unknowns ? No negative numbers. No geometry. ? Squares, cubes, square roots, cube roots ? Solve quadratic equations (but no quadratic formula) ? Uses: Building, planning, selling, astronomy (later)
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