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The History of Algebra

  • Egypt and Babylon
    1800 BCE

    Egypt and Babylon

    Diophantus and Abu Jaafar Mohammad Ibn Mousa Al Khwarizmi were the first know “fathers” of Algebra. Although the first mathematicians no one really knows who it was. Al Khwarizmi was the mathematician that created algorithms. Also, he created methods for solving algebraic equations. Diophatus created various solutions to quadratic and linear equations.
  • Pythagorean Theorem -Greece
    570 BCE

    Pythagorean Theorem -Greece

    Pythagoras had invented or identified irrational numbers. He also was engaging into proving many axioms which we think that are true based on our logic. He also tried to see if the mathematical theories were actually correct. And the biggest finding that he was known for was he created 5 axioms and created:a2 + b2 = c2 which was related to the opposite side of à right angle triangle of the longer side and a square.
  • Diophantus- equations with several unknowns
    200

    Diophantus- equations with several unknowns

    Diophantus has studied complex math. Which means that the found out how to evaluate an equation with integers and several unknowns. Since nobody had done that or nobody had done that we know of before him the equations is called Diophantus equations with integers and several unknowns.
  • Hindu-Arabic numerals
    501

    Hindu-Arabic numerals

    This was a big part in the history because there were symbols that came from India that were representing numbers and they were like the decimal number system.
  • Bhaskara
    598

    Bhaskara

    He created à formula that is called Bhaskara Formula. It is for the instant velocity. This formula uses cosine as the derivative of sine. This formula helped to correct the daily motion of the planet Mars.
  • Muhammad Al-Khwarizmi
    780

    Muhammad Al-Khwarizmi

    He was a very well known mathematician. He created methods for solving different equations. He also created an idea to balance out an equation to the simplified form. He created à method called lacise and it was used for multiplication purposes.
  • Girolamo cardano
    1494

    Girolamo cardano

    He created à book where it explained the solutions to quadratic equations and cubic equations. And with books the world can find out how to solve different equations and different countries will find out. And he himself found the solution.
  • Using + and - symbol
    1501

    Using + and - symbol

    Finally in the sixteenth century after having to write everything out like the symbols of addition and subtraction. We finally obtained actual symbols which was easier and quicker. And it made it more efficient.
  • Equal sign
    1557

    Equal sign

    Robert Recorde was important as well because he created the symbol of an equal sign. But what we use everyday for math was not right away à brilliant idea.