Gen Ad Math
Gen Ad Math
Gen Ad Math
Thales is considered as the first true mathematician. His deductive reasoning principles are
applied in geometry that is a product of Thales’ Theorem
Euclid is considered as the father of geometry. One of the earliest known math books it his
book Elements
Alan Turing is the father of computer science. Turing’s fame as a mathematician can be
attbuted to his formulating of algorithms and computations for a computer
George Cantor is the inventor of set theory. He also introduced the cardinal and ordinal
numbers
Evariste Galois proved that there is no general algebraic method for solving polynomial
equations of degree greater than four
George boole devised Boolean algebra which uses the operators AND OR and NOT
Aryabhata provided the definitions of trigonometric functions, complete and accurate sine
and versine tables, solutions to simultaneous quadratic equations, accurate approximation for
pi
The Sumerians used the earliest documented counting and measuring system
The Babylonians used clay tablets dealing with fractions, algebra and equations
Rene Descartes is the man behind the use of superscripts to express powers in algebra