MATHEMATICAL THEORIES AND CONCEPTS

He initiated the idea of number line and introduced the symbol ∞ for infinity.

• Omar Khayyam

• Eratosthenes

• John Wallis

• Pierre de Fermat

It is widely considered the most successful and influential textbook of all time.

• Arithmetica

• The Mathematica

• The Elements

• Numbers

He discovered the curves parabola, hyperbola, and ellipse but he did not use these terms.

• Johannes Kepler

• Menaechmus

• Archimedes

• Apollonius of Perga

       He showed the elliptic path of Mars revolving around the sun which motivated others to study the conic sections.

• Apollonius of Perga

• Thales

• Archimedes

• Johannes Kepler

He discovered the formula for solving all types of cubic equations, involving first real use of complex numbers.

• Archimedes

• John Napier

• Niccolo Fontana “Tartaglia”

• Euclid

It has definite goal – the solution of the problem.

• Problem- solving

• Problem Investigation

• Mathematical investigation

• Mathematical Modeling

He coined the term “group” and established Galois Theory.

• Euclid

• Evariste Galois

• Rene Descartes

• Archimedes

He invented the natural logarithm, ln x.

• Pierre de Fermat

• John Napier

• Rene Descartes

• Niccolo Fontana

He discovered the Theory of Proportions.

• Omar Khayyam

• John Napier

• Muhammad Al-Khwarizmi

• Niccolo Fontana “Tartaglia”

He developed the concepts of standard deviation, correlation, regression.

• Euler

• Rene Descartes

• Francis Galton

• Archimedes