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The History of Algebra
Events
The period of ancient Hindu mathematics
1200 BC
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The period of ancient Hindu mathematics was known as the golden age of mathematics
Ancient Greek numeral system
450 BCE
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The ancient Greek numeral system known as Herodianic numerals was fully developed in 450 BCE and is regular use it was base around a 10 number system similar to the egyptian one
The people who shaped mathematics
400 BCE - 1700
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People like Arybhatta, Varahamihir, Brahmagputa, Bhaskara I, Mahavira, Bhaskra II,
Madhava of Sangamargrama and Nilakantha Somayaji shaped the branches of mathematics
Mathematical conquest by Alexander the great
200 BCE
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Mathematical conquest led by Alexander the great
The classical period of mathematics
400 CE
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the classical period of Indian mathematics is 400 CE to 1600 CE
Mathematical research emerging
500 - 1200 CE
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During this period two centers of mathematical research emerged, one at Kusumapura near Pataliputra
The most famous mathematicians
500 - 700 CE
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The most famous mathematicians in the classical era were Aryabhata I and Brahmagputa
Islamic peoples mathematics
630 CE
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The Islamic people use geometric patterns to decorate their buildings
Mathematics built around ancient Greeks
800 - 900
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During the 9th and 10th century mathematics were roughly designed around ancient Greek mathematics
The types of mathematics
800 - 2017
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All these types of math date back to as early as the year 800
Where does the word algebra come from
800
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Algebra came from the idea of expressing mathematical facts
what does the book translate to
805
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The first algebra book translates to restoring balance
Who wrote the first algebra book
805
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Al-Khwarizmi is credited with writing the first algebra book
Where the word Algebra comes from
830
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The word Algebra is derived from the Arabic word al-jabar
Al-Karaji
953 AD
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Al-Karaji was the the first Islamic to introduce the algebraic calculus
How the Chinese mathematics system worked
1100
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They developed very large complex negative numbers and decimals and a place value decimal system with algebra, geometry, and trigonometry
The Chinese mathematics
1100
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Chinese mathematics started to emerge in the 11th century
Europe’s first mathematician
1170 - 1235
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Europe’s first mathematician was Leonardo of pisa he was known for his Fibonacci sequence of numbers
Europe's first numeral system
1200
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In the 13th century was Europe's numeral system was official
The height of Chinese mathematics
1200
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With the decline of Greek mathematics in the west during the medieval times Chinese algebra reached its zenith in the 13th century
Mathematicians in Italy
1300
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Mathematics in italy in the 14th century gradually spread across europe for the next 200 years
Descartes and how he added Algebra
1500
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Descartes Added algebra to geometry and created analytic geometry
Girard Desargues
1591 - 1661
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Girard Desargues made perspective geometry
Pierre de Ferma and how he developed a mehtod on how to find maxima
1601 - 1665
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Pierre de Fermat developed a method for finding maxima,minima and tangents. He first tried it then later found out that it was correct
The decimal system we use today
1700
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The decimal number system we use today come from ancient Indian times
Leonhard Euler and how he founded mathematical analysis
1707 - 1783
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Leonhard Euler he founded mathematical analysis and invented a new mathematical function and different equations
Gaspard Monge
1746
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Gaspard Monge he introduced Ecole Polytechnique
Janos Bolyai
1802
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Janos Bolyai had made more than 20000 pages of math manuscripts
George Boole
1815 - 1864
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19th century/ George Boole devised an algebra called Boolean logic
George Boole
1815 - 1864
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George Boole also describe a binary system
Arthur Cayley
1821 - 1895
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Arthur Cayley he introduced a groups of matrices and quatemions
Andre Well as an influential person
1900 - 1909
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André Weil was a very influential French mathematician around the middle of the 20th Century.
G.H. Hardy
1900
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20th century/ G.H. Hardy was one of the greatest mathemathicians of this century
Stephen Cook
1939
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The P versus NP problem was introduced by Stephen Cook
The oldest algebra artifact found to date
1984
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The oldest algebra artifact found to date is the Babylonian clay tablet found in 1984 dates back to 7289
Manindra Agrawl
1994
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Manindra Agrawl was the 1st person of the first Infosys Prize
In 1994 Perelman proved the soul conjecture
Reference page
October 6, 2017
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