Timeline
Happened in 1550 BCE.
Rhind papyrus treats algebraic equations and solution.
neoplatonist philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who lived in Egypt.
Hypatia
Greeks
Developed geometric algebra
4x +16=24
solve for x
2
Happened in 250 BCE.
Chinese solve algebraic equations
German mathematician and philosopher of mathematics.
David Hilbert
India
Developed procedures for solving first and second degree equations
2x+8=16
solve for x
4
Happened in 850 BCE.
Ganita Sara samgraha ( earliest known indian mathematics text)
Al-Khwarizmi
Called the father of algebra
China
Contributed to computing fractions, ratios, and geometric areas
The beach is x miles away from home. Josh drove to and from the beach with a total distance of 36 miles. Find x.
18
Happened in 1545.
Cardano’s Ars Magna gives cubic and quartic solutions.
Egypt
Used early algebraic concepts
Emily bought Some ice cream comes which cost 24 dollars. She paid $m and got 6 dollars in change. Find m.
30
Happened in 1631.
Faulhabee’s Academia AlgebRae sums integer powers.
Islamic
Saw significant advancements in math
a man bought x boxes of doughnuts for $3.49 each. He paid with a $50 bill and received the correct amount of change. If he received more than $10 but less than $20, which inequality represents the number of doughnuts he could have bought.
8.59<x<11.46