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Algebra History Timeline

  • Babylonian Mathematics
    1700 BCE

    Babylonian Mathematics

    Babylonians solve quadratic equation with the ​square method.
  • Pythagoras
    540 BCE

    Pythagoras

    Greeks mathematicians use geometric strategies to solve equations.
  • Diophantus of Alexandria
    200

    Diophantus of Alexandria

    Begins using symbols instead of words.
  • Aryabhatiya by aryabhata
    499

    Aryabhatiya by aryabhata

    Provided results for summation of squares and cubes. Also worked on what pi was.
  • Bhraskara and Brahmagupta
    598

    Bhraskara and Brahmagupta

    Replaces unknown quantities with letters.
  • Muhammad Ibn Musa Al-Khwarizmi
    780

    Muhammad Ibn Musa Al-Khwarizmi

    Writes a book with a clear understanding by showing how to do problems by doing the same operation on each side.
  • Omar Khayyam
    1048

    Omar Khayyam

    He used geometric approach to solve cubic equations using a line segment.
  • Francois Viete
    1540

    Francois Viete

    Starting using letters to replace variables and uses + and - for addition and subtraction.
  • Carl Friedrich Gauss

    Carl Friedrich Gauss

    Proves the basic theory of algebra.
  • Amalie Noether

    Amalie Noether

    Makes discoveries about noncommutative algebra