Algebra can essentially be considered as doing computations similar to those of arithmetic but with non-numerical mathematical objects. However, until the 19th century, algebra consisted essentially of the See more

Ancient Egyptian algebra dealt mainly with linear equations while the Babylonians found these equations too elementary, and developed … See more

Chinese mathematics dates to at least 300 BC with the Zhoubi Suanjing, generally considered to be one of the oldest Chinese mathematical documents.
Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art
Chiu-chang suan-shu or The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art See more

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Algebra did not always make use of the symbolism that is now ubiquitous in mathematics; instead, it went through three distinct stages. The stages in the development of symbolic algebra are approximately as … See more

The origins of algebra can be traced to the ancient Babylonians, who developed a positional number system that greatly aided them in solving their rhetorical algebraic equations. The Babylonians were not interested in exact solutions, but rather approximations, … See more

It is sometimes alleged that the Greeks had no algebra, but this is inaccurate. By the time of Plato, Greek mathematics had undergone a drastic change. The Greeks created a geometric algebra where terms were represented by sides of geometric objects, usually … See more

Diophantus was a Hellenistic mathematician who lived c. 250 CE, but the uncertainty of this date is so great that it may be off by more than a century. He is known for having written … See more