Classical Mathematics – Arithmetic and Numbers In a strict sense, arithmetic, or number theory, primarily deals with calculations using numbers, leading to the examination and development of the principles of different types of numbers. Arithmetic deals with calculations using basic rules derived from an intuitive and natural handling of objects. For example, it does not … Read more
History of Mathematics – Practical Application Many scientific areas take advantage of applied mathematics. Modern technological advances, in particular, would not have been possible without mathematics. Astronomy, physics, geodesy, and economics have always contributed to mathematical advances and, vice versa, mathematics has been the basis for advances in these scientific areas. Isaac Newton, for example, … Read more
Mathematics – The Subject of Mathematics Mathematics is more than numbers and geometric figures, it is a logical science that deals with structure, space, quantity, and change. Mathematicians study the relationships between these concepts. Mathematics is classified as a structural science and works on theories that it creates. A theory is a system of statements … Read more
HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS Mathematics as a science was more than likely established by Pythagoras of ancient Greece. He and his teacher Thales of Miletus are considered two of the first philosophers. From its very beginning, mathematics was tied to philosophy. To this day, logic is still very much a part of both disciplines, mathematics and … Read more
