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2. Timeline of mathematics - Wikipedia

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   This is a timeline of pure and applied mathematics history.It is divided here into three stages, corresponding to stages in the development of mathematical notation: a "rhetorical" stage in which calculations are described purely by words, a "syncopated" stage in which quantities and common algebraic operations are beginning to be represented by symbolic abbreviations, and finally a "symbolic ...

3. Timeline of ancient Greek mathematicians - Wikipedia

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   Apollonius of Perga ( c. 240 – c. 190 BC) is known for his work on conic sections and his study of geometry in 3-dimensional space. He is considered one of the greatest ancient Greek mathematicians. Hipparchus ( c. 190 – c. 120 BC) is considered the founder of trigonometry [ 9] and also solved several problems of spherical trigonometry.

4. Timeline of calculus and mathematical analysis - Wikipedia

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   1677 - Leibniz discovers the rules for differentiating products, quotients, and the function of a function. 1683 - Jacob Bernoulli discovers the number e, 1684 - Leibniz publishes his first paper on calculus, 1686 - The first appearance in print of the. ∫ {\displaystyle \int } notation for integrals,

5. Spreadsheet - Wikipedia

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   Spreadsheet. A spreadsheet is a computer application for computation, organization, analysis and storage of data in tabular form. [ 1][ 2][ 3] Spreadsheets were developed as computerized analogs of paper accounting worksheets. [ 4] The program operates on data entered in cells of a table.

6. History of mathematics - Wikipedia

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   The history of mathematics deals with the origin of discoveries in mathematics and the mathematical methods and notation of the past. Before the modern age and the worldwide spread of knowledge, written examples of new mathematical developments have come to light only in a few locales. From 3000 BC the Mesopotamian states of Sumer, Akkad and ...

7. Timeline of algebra - Wikipedia

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   Timeline of algebra. The following is a timeline of key developments of algebra : Year. Event. c. 1800 BC. An Old Babylonian tablet (Strasbourg 363) seeks the solution of a quadratic equation. [ 1] c. 1800 BC. The Plimpton 322 tablet gives a table of Pythagorean triples in Babylonian Cuneiform script.