Timeline for How far back in time would Maths be understandable to a modern mathematician?
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| Apr 13, 2017 at 12:58 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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| Aug 11, 2016 at 6:10 | comment | added | slebetman | With regards as to the cumbersomeness of discussing mathematics, it is precisely the reason why Al-Khawarizmi wrote the famous algebra book (he didn't technically invent it but was the first to comprehensively document it). It turns out that Islamic inheritance rules are complicated enough as to require the solution of multiple simultaneous quadratic equations. Thus having a shorthand (algebra) to manipulate the meanings of the calculations make it easier to figure out who inherited what percentage of the estate. | |
| Aug 10, 2016 at 22:27 | history | answered | Superbest | CC BY-SA 3.0 |