Algebra

History of Algebra

By ritz925
  • System of Equations
    1900 BCE

    System of Equations

    Babylonians solve system of equations.
  • Quadratic Equation
    1800 BCE

    Quadratic Equation

    Egyptians solve the quadratic equation.
  • Algebraic Equations
    250 BCE

    Algebraic Equations

    Chinese solve algebraic equations.
  • Cubic Equations
    1545

    Cubic Equations

    Del Ferro was the first to solve the cubic and quartic equations. Multiple roots and complex numbers were introduced for the first time.
  • Step by Step Equations

    Step by Step Equations

    The first step by step algebra problems were published in A Treatise of Algebra by William Emerson.