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1982 BCE
How old is algebra?
Algebra is more than 4000 years old. -
1900 BCE
Algebra in Ancient History
Ancient Babylon and Egypt are the two places that were at the center of the development of algebra. -
1830 BCE
Why Was Algebra Invented & What Problems Did it Help Solve?
The Hellenistic (Greek) mathematician Diophantus used algebra for similar reasons, but he was much more interested in exact solutions than the Babylonians, who tended to use approximations. In the centuries since ancient Greeks and Babylonians, we have used algebra to solve a great many problems in a wide variety of subjects in science and engineering. -
1800 BCE
Ancient Algebra
Al Khwarizmi developed equations for balancing and reducing algebraic equations and introduced algorithms. -
1650 BCE
Egyptian Mathematics
The Egyptians used measurements for math to measure things. -
323 BCE
Greek Mathematics
The Ancient Greeks didn't have algebra but geometric algebra is what they used. -
766
The Influence of Arabic Mathematicians
In the middle east, there were many developments from mathematicians who have had a huge impact on how we see and use algebra today. -
1544
16th and 17th century developments in Algebra.
Michael Stifel wrote a comprehensive study on arithmetic and algebra. -
1551
What is algebra?
Algebra is a branch of math where you use letters. -
Who invented algebra?
Diophantus invented algebra and he was a greek mathematician.
