When was mathematics created

Who created the Math itself, for this is just a microscopic taste of the Math required to power a Universe. May 1, Gabby Mar 28, This article really helped me! Thank you so much for inventing this site. I have to admit, I have asked myself who invented math but it was usually in a negative format.

Lately though I have developed a liking to math and engineering! Mar 29, Alina Mar 23, Mar 24, Hey, Alina. How did you like this Wonder?

Parth Feb 3, You know what?? Feb 6, Parth Feb 6, Thnks Wonderopolis for helping Me So much Feb 7, Glad to help, Parth! Nate Dec 9, How come I did not learn who actually created math it's very confusing. Dec 9, Nate Dec 14, Dec 14, You're welcome, Nate. Thank YOU for visiting Wonderopolis and learning with us!

I don't know but all I know is I have a sa about math and who invented math. Nov 4, We hope this Wonder helped, destiny! JohnRuel Sep 20, I really really can't believe now for what I learn,for me all of them created the math. Sep 20, It's great that you stopped by Wonderopolis and learned some new things with us, JohnRuel! Jul 25, Thanks for stopping by Wonderopolis, Pareeza! We hope you learned more about math! Landon Apr 5, Nasia Dec 6, Dec 7, Thank you for joining the discussion, Nasia!

Apr 7, Apr 15, Doni Mar 6, I still don't understand, I need to know who created math but I cant find it. Do you know exactly who created math because I am going to tell people about this and I want to make sure who discovered math. If you tell it will be great thanks! Book worm23 Oct 26, Nobody actually invented math it just evolved over time. They discovered it not invented it.

Oct 27, We're glad you joined the conversation, Book worm23! KC Jul 10, BlibbyB Oct 26, Actually no one really invented it. It just evolved over the years. Jul 11, Welcome, KC! We're glad you learned something new! Thanks for sharing those cool facts! Parsa Mar 6, Aksel Dec 23, Dec 26, Mar 8, Dahlia Feb 16, Feb 17, Don Bortey Feb 10, I love maths, but i dont know the person who invented it. Feb 11, Nyla Jan 27, I love math and I am doing a research project so I wanted to know who invented math.

Jan 28, Jan 8, Angie Dec 31, How was math invented? Who created math? When was math invented? Why was math invented? Dec 31, Cristine Nov 22, I did liked this wonder since I search some facts about math and it gives me what I need Nov 23, That's awesome, Cristine! Thank you for sharing.

Isabela Oct 3, I just thought that there was one person who created mathematics but it's just done with the help of a thousand people it think. Oct 5, Realist Sep 26, To be honest you're lying to people. Math was invented, This means mathematics is not innate, nor is it naTuran for the human being, there for making it an invented language used to describe the natural world. I'm thoroughly disappointed in this article.

Are you sure? Where did you get that information from then? Sep 28, Sep 27, As far as I know Sir. Raman is a world renowned mathematician. Hopefully he was. Sep 15, Wonderopolis May 4, Hello, 2q3r! Ethan Sep 2, Sep 3, Kritisundar Barman Mar 28, Number 1 2 3 4- - came from Roman numerals i ii iii iv- - just modification of Roman numerals is the natural number.

Wonderopolis Mar 29, Olivia Mar 18, The 19 th Century saw the work of Galois on equations and his insight into the path that mathematics would follow in studying fundamental operations. Galois ' introduction of the group concept was to herald in a new direction for mathematical research which has continued through the 20 th Century.

Cauchy , building on the work of Lagrange on functions, began rigorous analysis and began the study of the theory of functions of a complex variable. This work would continue through Weierstrass and Riemann. Algebraic geometry was carried forward by Cayley whose work on matrices and linear algebra complemented that by Hamilton and Grassmann.

The end of the 19 th Century saw Cantor invent set theory almost single handedly while his analysis of the concept of number added to the major work of Dedekind and Weierstrass on irrational numbers Analysis was driven by the requirements of mathematical physics and astronomy.

Lie 's work on differential equations led to the study of topological groups and differential topology. Maxwell was to revolutionise the application of analysis to mathematical physics.

Statistical mechanics was developed by Maxwell , Boltzmann and Gibbs. It led to ergodic theory. The study of integral equations was driven by the study of electrostatics and potential theory. Fredholm 's work led to Hilbert and the development of functional analysis.

Notation and communication There are many major mathematical discoveries but only those which can be understood by others lead to progress. However, the easy use and understanding of mathematical concepts depends on their notation.

For example, work with numbers is clearly hindered by poor notation. Try multiplying two numbers together in Roman numerals. Addition of course is a different matter and in this case Roman numerals come into their own, merchants who did most of their arithmetic adding figures were reluctant to give up using Roman numerals. What are other examples of notational problems. The best known is probably the notation for the calculus used by Leibniz and Newton.

Leibniz 's notation lead more easily to extending the ideas of the calculus, while Newton 's notation although good to describe velocity and acceleration had much less potential when functions of two variables were considered. British mathematicians who patriotically used Newton 's notation put themselves at a disadvantage compared with the continental mathematicians who followed Leibniz. Let us think for a moment how dependent we all are on mathematical notation and convention.

We are, often without realising it, using a convention that letters near the end of the alphabet represent unknowns while those near the beginning represent known quantities. It was not always like this: Harriot used a a a as his unknown as did others at this time. The convention we use letters near the end of the alphabet representing unknowns was introduced by Descartes in Moreover, physicist James Clerk Maxwell after whom those four equations of electromagnetism are named showed in that the equations predicted that varying electric or magnetic fields should generate certain propagating waves.

These waves—the familiar electromagnetic waves which include light, radio waves, x-rays, etc. And if that is not enough, the modern mathematical theory which describes how light and matter interact, known as quantum electrodynamics QED , is even more astonishing. In a group of physicists at Harvard University determined the magnetic moment of the electron which measures how strongly the electron interacts with a magnetic field to a precision of less than one part in a trillion.

What is it that gives mathematics such incredible power? The puzzle of the power of mathematics is in fact even more complex than the above examples from electromagnetism might suggest. The active facet refers to the fact that when scientists attempt to light their way through the labyrinth of natural phenomena, they use mathematics as their torch. Inventions Expert. Updated January 13, Featured Video. Cite this Article Format.

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