The Abacist Research Paper
The abacus
Abdiel Gutierrez
Abstract—This paper will show the importance that the abacist had during the Renaissance time in Europe, and the time line they followed and the mathematical advances they did to algebra. Normally they have been merchants or people that taught the merchants in the operation of the abacus. They appear in Europe in the beginning of the 1400 century and lasted until the year 1600. Their work was very important for the development of mathematics because they were the first ones to understand that the use mathematical was closed related to money. Also, they were the first teachers, and they were the first ones to write books to be used in the teaching process.
I. INTRODUCTION
When the Roman Empire collapsed, Europe sunk into the darkest time in history. The persecution of all studies that were not in compliance with the dogmatic …show more content…
CONCLUSION
The abacist lasted for more than two thousand years. They were the ones that truly introduced the use of mathematics to the public and left their legacy imprinted in books and in the knowledge of everybody that learn from them. Their work extended from the simple task of selling and buying goods to the more complex activities such as banking and engineering. The time line of the abacist of the Renaissance from the two most important schools can be expressed by table 1 below:
TABLE 1: TIME LINE OF EUROPEAN ABACIST AND THEIR MATHEMATICAL
School Name Year
Italian Antonino de mazinni (1353-1383)
Italian Maestro Dardi of Pizza 1340
Italian Luca Pacioli (1445-1517)
Italian Girolamo Cardano (1501-1526)
Italian Nicolo Fontana (1500-1557)
German Johan Muller (1436-1476)
German Johan Widman (1460-1498)
German Adam Riese (1492-1559)
German Christoph Rudolff (1500-1545)
German Michael Stifel (1487-1567)
French Nicolas Chuquet (1445-1500)
English Robert Recorde (1510-1558) The contribution of the abacist to the development of mathematics in Europe was greatly attributed to the development of
Abdiel Gutierrez
Abstract—This paper will show the importance that the abacist had during the Renaissance time in Europe, and the time line they followed and the mathematical advances they did to algebra. Normally they have been merchants or people that taught the merchants in the operation of the abacus. They appear in Europe in the beginning of the 1400 century and lasted until the year 1600. Their work was very important for the development of mathematics because they were the first ones to understand that the use mathematical was closed related to money. Also, they were the first teachers, and they were the first ones to write books to be used in the teaching process.
I. INTRODUCTION
When the Roman Empire collapsed, Europe sunk into the darkest time in history. The persecution of all studies that were not in compliance with the dogmatic …show more content…
CONCLUSION
The abacist lasted for more than two thousand years. They were the ones that truly introduced the use of mathematics to the public and left their legacy imprinted in books and in the knowledge of everybody that learn from them. Their work extended from the simple task of selling and buying goods to the more complex activities such as banking and engineering. The time line of the abacist of the Renaissance from the two most important schools can be expressed by table 1 below:
TABLE 1: TIME LINE OF EUROPEAN ABACIST AND THEIR MATHEMATICAL
School Name Year
Italian Antonino de mazinni (1353-1383)
Italian Maestro Dardi of Pizza 1340
Italian Luca Pacioli (1445-1517)
Italian Girolamo Cardano (1501-1526)
Italian Nicolo Fontana (1500-1557)
German Johan Muller (1436-1476)
German Johan Widman (1460-1498)
German Adam Riese (1492-1559)
German Christoph Rudolff (1500-1545)
German Michael Stifel (1487-1567)
French Nicolas Chuquet (1445-1500)
English Robert Recorde (1510-1558) The contribution of the abacist to the development of mathematics in Europe was greatly attributed to the development of