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Mathematics has been around since the development of written language and probably before that. The field of working with numbers and formulas first came from practical uses such as counting crops, measuring land, astronomical data for sailing, and trading in the market square.

The field of math, in its many forms, has developed in all parts of the world from the Mayans to the Mexican region to Africa and Europe and China. As more texts are found and translated, it will be very exciting to see what we will find.

Important developments in math includes counting, writing of numbers, calculating amounts, working with fractions, creating a number system, using variables, using graphs and applying these ideas to the real world.

Mathematicians	History

• Ancient Geometry Presenting an overview from ancient times to the present day, including descriptions of the discovery of pi and the origins of trigonometry.
• Ancient Geometry and Insights into Math History Topics include background in Babylonian, Euclid, Al'Khwarizmi, pi, and trigonometry. Also has recreations and java chat.
• Arabic Mathematics: Forgotten Brilliance? Explains contributions of Arabian mathematicians by translating early Greek texts, developing early algebraic ideas, number theory and astronomical calculations. Includes information about key people during this time period.
• Babylonian Math This site was created to help people understand the Babylonian math system better.
• Earliest Uses of Mathematical Symbols Discusses first known appearances of common expressions, such as operations, variables and trigonometric functions.
• Earliest Uses of Mathematical Symbols Discusses first known appearances of common expressions, such as operations, variables and trigonometric functions.
• Egyptian Mathematical Papyri Includes a description of each written document, as well as some sample problems from the Rhind, Moscow and other papyri. These ancient written works were created between 1900 and 1800 BC.
• Famous Problems in the History of Mathematics Describes what mathematicians have worked on, from ancient times to the present. Includes problems suitable for middle school and high school math students, with links to solutions.
• History of Math Notes Timeline for Babylonian, Egyptian, Greek, Chinese, Indian, Arabic, and European mathematical achievements. Includes summary of influences by important people in the field.
• History of Mathematics An overview of the subject and a famous 1900 speech describing the main mathematical problems. Includes a chronological list of mathematicians and their work.
• History of Mathematics Describes the earliest known uses of common words and symbols, as well as explaining some of the ambiguous terms that might be encountered at high school level.
• History of Mathematics in Africa Explains the early development of mathematical concepts in astronomical calculations, number systems, calendars and climate studies.
• History of Mathematics. Includes classic texts by Hilbert and Euclid (a Java enhanced version of the Elements) a chronology, and links.
• MacTutor History of Mathematics An extensive and searchable archive covering famous people and concepts, as well as describing the development of mathematics in various cultures.
• Math History Timeline - Pre-historic and Ancient Times La Hababra high school page includes dates for important developments in the field of mathematics that occurred from approximately 1,000,000 B.C. to 500 A.D. Also, has an accompanying timeline for general historic events.
• Math History Timeline - Pre-historic and Ancient Times La Hababra high school page includes dates related to important developments in the field of mathematics, which occurred from approximately 30,000 B.C. to 500 A.D. Features an accompanying timeline for general historic events and photos.
• Mathematics History Traces the development of math throughout the ages. Also includes biographies of famous mathematicians.
• Maths is Good for You Contains information on famous mathematicians, theorems, and topics.
• Mesopotamian Mathematics Discusses the development of numbers, addition tables, exercise problems and solutions for quadratic equations in one of the oldest known civilizations. Covers the period from 8000 B.C. to 364 A.D.
• The History of Mathematicians and Physicists Outlines a Webquest for studying the history of contributions to both these fields, and includes resources for solving the task.
• The Mystery Of The Aleph This article from the "Washington Post" covers the development of the concept of infinity, from the fifth to the second century B.C., and includes the main findings of Archimedes and the Pythagorean school. [Requires free registration.]
• Washington Post: The Search for Infinity Discusses the development of the concept of infinity from the early Greeks of the fifth to the second century B.C. Covers the important findings of Zenos, the Pythagorean school, Eudoxus and Archimedes.
• Why Do We Study Calculus? Explains, in everyday language, the developments in astronomy, math, and physics that contributed to the discovery of differential calculus and its relationship to area formulas.

 

 

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