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Greek mathematician Pythagoras followers use geometric, visual strategies to solve equations.
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This is similar to the idea of graphing two linear equations to see where they intersect rather than directly solving for the solution. The Chinese began to publish their own algebra writings around 100 BC.
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Classical algebra was first developed by the ancient Babylonians, who had a system similar to our algebra.
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Greek mathematician Diophantus of Alexandria begins replacing sentences with symbols.
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Bhaskara replaces unknown quantities with letters, while Brahmagupta discovers ways to solve systems of equations in India.
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Muhammad Ibn writes a book containing the first clear explanation of solving equations by doing the same operation on both sides.
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The word "algebra" is derived from the Arabic word الجبر al-jabr, and this comes from the treatise
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Girolamo Cardano writes a book containing solutions to cubic and quadratic equations.
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The “Compendious book on calculations by completion and balancing” was written by a persian mathematician who lived in Baghdad. During the 8th and 9th century.
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French mathematician Evariste Galois develops a group theory in solving algebra
