ok so my avg in algebra is a 30...and i'm really ticked off because since i moved, i'm in a new school system and i didn't go over anything this new school is at. i've always wondered who created algebra! who the heck would create such a confusing subject?!?! if i could go back in time, i swear i would kill that person! ARGH
2007-03-28 16:20:29 · 13 answers · asked by ♥MiSSYC♥ 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
The origins of algebra can be traced to the ancient Babylonians, who developed an advanced arithmetical system with which they were able to do calculations in an algebraic fashion. With the use of this system they were able to apply formulas and calculate solutions for unknown values for a class of problems typically solved today by using linear equations, quadratic equations, and indeterminate linear equations. By contrast, most Egyptians of this era, and most Indian, Greek and Chinese mathematicians in the first millennium BC, usually solved such equations by geometric methods, such as those described in the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus, Sulba Sutras, Euclid's Elements, and The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art. The geometric work of the Greeks, typified in the Elements, provided the framework for generalizing formulae beyond the solution of particular problems into more general systems of stating and solving equations.
2007-03-28 16:24:30 · answer #1 · answered by krouj012 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Algebra is a branch of mathematics concerning the study of structure, relation and quantity. The name is derived from the treatise written by the Persian mathematician Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī titled "The Compendious Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing"), which provided symbolic operations for the systematic solution of linear and quadratic equations.
///
2007-03-28 16:25:12 · answer #2 · answered by SWH 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No one person created Algebra. It is a science that many mathematicians have contributed to and reformed and perfected through centuries of study.
2007-03-28 16:23:49 · answer #3 · answered by YouGotTold 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.ucs.louisiana.edu/~sxw8045/history.htm
This site cites that Egyptians may have been the first to use algebra; though, scientists have big heads, and there there probably have been other civilizations that used algebra.
I know the name comes from Arabic.
Here's a help:
http://www.purplemath.com/lessons.htm
2007-03-28 16:28:03 · answer #4 · answered by Jennifer Z 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dr. Philip Algebra III invented it back in 1432 when he was trying to figure out the calculations of the speed of the moon as it passed in the night sky in relation to the seasons.
2007-03-28 16:24:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
I don't know, but they should be shot! ;) j/k
I'm feeling you on that one! I'm taking college algebra right now. All I can say is I hope I pass and cannot wait for it to be over!!! Good luck to you! We'll be toughing it out together!!
2007-03-28 16:24:34 · answer #6 · answered by Taylor 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
IT WAS CREATED IN 1578, ON A TUESDAY, BY SIR ALAN ALBERT ALGEBRA! HE ALSO INVENTED THE CAT!
HE WAS KILLED BY A HORSE IN 1598 ON A FRIDAY!
2007-03-28 16:25:41 · answer #7 · answered by Katey 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Albert G. Ebra
2007-03-28 16:23:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
No kidding...I hear you loud and clear. I am studying it right now and hating it.
2007-03-28 16:22:31 · answer #9 · answered by Melody 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
egyptians
2007-03-28 16:22:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋