How was mathematics invented?

All of us born have been able to understand the math. Animals also have the ability to understand mathematical operations to some extent.

Historically, many cultures have invented mathematics for work such as understanding groups and relationships, sharing food, observing astronomy and seasonal weather patterns, etc. It is possible that previous forms of mathematics had groups of people who understood but we did not know.

There are many indigenous cultures that use time schedules, metrics and different numbers of conceptions to suit their own needs, but there are some things that cultures all have the same concept, wallet for example, counting.

Mathematics in each culture is developed at different times.

Greeks do not use arithmetic exactly the same way we use today, but they are extremely good at geometry. You've probably heard of Pitago, but do you know about the mathematician named Hypatia? She is a great teacher and writer, very good at explaining complex concepts in easy-to-understand words. Unfortunately, she was executed for having advanced ideas.

Not all cultures have a zero

The Romans were talented engineers but they were very poor in the number system. They don't even know the zero.

The ancient Indian numeral system had zero, but before long, the Mayans in Central America and Babilon in Iraq knew the zero. Ancient Arabic mathematicians not only knew of zero but also spread the idea of ​​algebra after the 9th century.

In the Middle Ages in Europe, it was thought that fractions were the most difficult form of mathematics in the world. In the sixteenth century, people saw negative numbers that were extremely difficult to understand, they even called negative numbers 'wrong' numbers, 'stupid' numbers.

Digits and mathematical forms always exist, just waiting for people to discover

There are many digit systems. The systems you know have been developed over the centuries and today we continue to create more systems. But much of our math today is based on a system called 'decimal', that is, it operates sequentially from 1 to 10 (and may be originally due to people We use 10 fingers to count). There are also other counting coefficients, such as binary (2 numbers), hexadecimal (16 digits).

It sounds complicated but in fact they are only different in how the numbers are organized . The numbers are always it, just waiting for people to discover and arrange them in different ways.

Over time, people in other cultures recognize the arrangements and relationships between groups of numbers and they develop mathematical systems from these numbers.

Break the rules

There are many mathematical rules, but they are all based on identifying forms and see if something always follows that form. Try to consider the following two equations:

3 x 2 = 6

2 x 3 = 6

Maybe you already know that 3 x 2 or 2 x 3 will produce 6, right? This is a mathematical 'rule' called commutative law in multiplication.

But what if there is a certain math system that this rule does not apply? It is true that there is a type of math called 'matrix' , discovered in the nineteenth century, that will produce a different outcome depending on how you multiply.

Why would anyone want to do that? It turns out this form of math is very useful for many areas, including air transport and aeronautical engineering.

If you love and work hard to learn math, you can also become a famous mathematician, find more mathematical forms and create more mathematical rules, and name many mathematical terms. new.

About 100 years ago, mathematician Edward Kasner tried to name a colossal number, including the top 1 and followed by 100. He asked his nephew named Milton Sirotta when it was 9 age, and he suggested the word 'googol' and today it is the name of that integer.