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Histoire des notations mathématiques
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Outline of mathematics
Mathematics is a field of study that investigates topics such as number, space, structure, and change. Definitions of mathematics – Mathematics has no generally accepted definition. Different schools of thought, particularly in philosophy, have put forth radically different definitions, all of which are controversial. Language of mathematics is the system used by mathematicians to communicate mathematical ideas among themselves, and is distinct from natural languages in that it aims to communicate abstract, logical ideas with precision and unambiguity.
Timeline of mathematics
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" stage, in which comprehensive notational systems for formulas are the norm. ca.
History of algebra
Algebra can essentially be considered as doing computations similar to those of arithmetic but with non-numerical mathematical objects. However, until the 19th century, algebra consisted essentially of the theory of equations. For example, the fundamental theorem of algebra belongs to the theory of equations and is not, nowadays, considered as belonging to algebra (in fact, every proof must use the completeness of the real numbers, which is not an algebraic property).
Histoire des mathématiques
L’histoire des mathématiques s'étend sur plusieurs millénaires et dans de nombreuses régions du globe allant de la Chine à l’Amérique centrale. Jusqu'au , le développement des connaissances mathématiques s’effectue essentiellement de façon cloisonnée dans divers endroits du globe. À partir du et surtout au , le foisonnement des travaux de recherche et la mondialisation des connaissances mènent plutôt à un découpage de cette histoire en fonction des domaines mathématiques.