(new)ABriefHistoryofMathematics汇编.ppt

A Brief History of Mathematics By Liz Aug 31st ,2013 What’s Maths? The word mathematics“ came from the ancient Greek “μ?θημα” mathema , meaning “what one gets to know Wikipedia：Mathematics is about the stydy of topics such as quantity 数量 ,structures（结构）,space（空间） and change. Some think it’s undefinable ——“mathematics is what mathematicians do. ” Classification The Ancient Mathematics The Modern Mathematics Ancient MathematicsThe Elementary Mathematics Stage初等数学时期 Time: Researches into maths before 1637A.D. Mainly about: Arithmetic （算术） Trigonometry（三角学） Geometry（几何） Algebra（代数 Babyloni