Thursday, April 15, 2010

History of Mathematics

I am currently researching the history of the mathematical system that is most commonly used around the world in modern times. I have found out that our math system has roots in ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, and ancient Babylon. Ancient Greek and Indian math was translated into Arabic, then into Latin. Once this was translated into Latin, it spread over Western Europe, and then became the mathematics of the world after a few hundred years. The ancient Greeks were the first known people to work with pure math, and they introduced the concepts of logical deduction. They were highly interested in geometry, and used it to solve problems that algebra could be used for. They discovered irrational numbers in approximately 400 BC., and they were intent on proving that certain mathematical concepts were true. Researchers and mathematicians have predicted that there will be no end in sight for the discoveries of math, based on the progress that has been happening during the present, and also the past. The Greeks like music, because - along with architecture - it created beauty while following the strict rules that they preferred.

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