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1700 BCE
Creation of Algebra
Babylonians and the Greeks began solving simple equations. They solved formulas using variables, like x. -
540 BCE
Pythagoras
Pythagoras was a Greek mathematician that used geometric and visual ways to solve equations. -
200
Diophantus
Diophantus wrote 13 books titled “Arithmetica.” The book contains algebraic problems and solutions, but does not explain how to solve them. He is known as “one of the fathers of algebra”. -
665
Brahmagupta
Brahmagupta discovered solving systems of equations in India. -
780
Muhammad Ibn Musa Al Khwarizmi
Muhammad Ibn Musa Al Khwarizimi was one of the “fathers of algebra.” He balanced and reduced algebraic solutions and created algorithms, which are mathematical rules. He wrote a book called “Al Jabru” which means Algebra in Arabic, and he explained how to solve equations by doing the same operation on both sides. -
Finding how to solve cubic equations
Gerolamo Cardano, Scipione del Ferro, and Nicolo Tartaglia from Italy found a way to solve cubic equations. -
Discovery of Analytic Geometry
French philosopher Rene Descartes wrote the book “La geometrie,” which showed symbols for Algebraic powers and operations. -
Finding how to solve quartic equations
Ludovico Ferrari, Cardano’s student, found a way to solve quartic equations. -
Finding out about degree five equations
Niels Abel from Norway Niels Abel and Evariste Galois from France found that there is no formula to solve degree 5 equations. -
Algebra Shows Logic
Modern algebra was discovered by George Boole in his book “The Laws of Thought,” and he proved that algebra is logical.
