a history of greek mathematics
1Greek mathematics — An illustration of Euclid s proof of the Pythagorean Theorem. Greek mathematics, as that term is used in this article, is the mathematics written in Greek, developed from the 7th century BC to the 4th century AD around the Eastern shores of the… …
2Greek arithmetic, geometry and harmonics: Thales to Plato — Ian Mueller INTRODUCTION: PROCLUS’ HISTORY OF GEOMETRY In a famous passage in Book VII of the Republic starting at Socrates proposes to inquire about the studies (mathēmata) needed to train the young people who will become leaders of the ideal… …
3mathematics — /math euh mat iks/, n. 1. (used with a sing. v.) the systematic treatment of magnitude, relationships between figures and forms, and relations between quantities expressed symbolically. 2. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) mathematical procedures,… …
4History of mathematics — A proof from Euclid s Elements, widely considered the most influential textbook of all time.[1] …
5History of algebra — Elementary algebra is the branch of mathematics that deals with solving for the operands of arithmetic equations. Modern or abstract algebra has its origins as an abstraction of elementary algebra. Historians know that the earliest mathematical… …
6Mathematics — Maths and Math redirect here. For other uses see Mathematics (disambiguation) and Math (disambiguation). Euclid, Greek mathematician, 3r …
7History of calculus — History of science …
8Greek astronomy — is the astronomy of those who wrote in the Greek language in classical antiquity. It is understood to include the ancient Greek, Hellenistic, Greco Roman, and Late Antiquity eras. It is not limited geographically to Greece or to ethnic Greeks, as …
9Greek language — Greek Ελληνικά Ellīniká Pronunciation [eliniˈka] Spoken in Greece, Cyprus …
10History of trigonometry — The history of trigonometry and of trigonometric functions may span about 4000 years.EtymologyOur modern word sine is derived from the Latin word sinus , which means bay or fold , from a mistranslation (via Arabic) of the Sanskrit word jiva ,… …
