Spiridoula Gkni

  • quadratic equation (Berlin Papyrus)
    1650 BCE

    quadratic equation (Berlin Papyrus)

    Berlin Papyrus 6619 (19th dynasty) contains a quadratic equation and its solution.
  • Baudhayana,
    700 BCE

    Baudhayana,

    Baudhayana, author of the Baudhayana Sulba Sutra, a Vedic Sanskrit geometric text, contains quadratic equations, and calculates the square root of 2 correct to five decimal places.
  • Diophantus (Greek)
    250

    Diophantus (Greek)

    He wrote a series of books called Arithmetica (solved algebraic equations)
  • Brahmagupta (Indian)
    650

    Brahmagupta (Indian)

    During 7th century .He wrote the first clear description of the quadratic formula.
  • Al Khwarizmi (Persian)
    820

    Al Khwarizmi (Persian)

    During the 8th and 9th century. He wrote mathematical books which established algebra as a discipline that is independent of geometry and arithmetic.
  • Omar Khayyam (persian)
    1100

    Omar Khayyam (persian)

    During 11th century. He wrote “Treatise on demonstrations of problems “
  • Girolamo Cardano( Italian)
    1550

    Girolamo Cardano( Italian)

    During 16th century CE .His work was an important step towards modern algebra.
  • Rene Descartes

    Rene Descartes

    During 17th century .He introduced modern algebraic notation
  • Seki Kowa (Japanese)

    Seki Kowa (Japanese)

    During 17th century. Used matrices
  • George Peacock

    George Peacock

    During 19th century .Founder of axiomatic thinking.