The History of Algebra

The History of Algebra The history of algebra has been around for several decades, this method of mathematics has been used during the beginning of time. The development of algebraic notation progressed through out three stages: the rhetorical stage, the syncopated stage, and the symbolic stage with which we are use to using in our daily usage of algebra. In ancient civilization math was used to help leaders to strategically form how their troops should be lined up for battle and help decide how to attack their enemies. Algebra was used in the many of these civilizations: Egypt, Babylon, Greece, India, Europe, and most parts of the Middle East. In Egypt, the Egyptians used mathematics which included Algebra to solve equivalent to a linear equation. They solved problems without using symbols but rather stated the problems and solved it verbally. Very seldom symbols were used by the Egyptians to solve an algebraic problem; Egyptians interpret algebra as a form of way of communicating how to solve equations, which is called “method of false position.”
In the ancient civilization of the Old Babylonian Period (1800-1600 B.C.) were more advanced than the Egyptians, they used a general procedure equivalent to solving quadratic equations, they mainly dealt with the equivalent of systems of two equations. The Babylonians taught algebra by using examples to solve an algebra problem and like the Egyptians they too solve their mathematic problems by verbally stating the problems by example and solve it verbally without reasoning or explanations giving. Their form of way of communication of an algebra problem is to verbally give a parable and solve the parable as if it was a word problem
Unlikely ,their Egyptian counterparts. In their civilizations Babylonians reasoned among themselves to come up with parables to solve to teach to their young males and to give an example as to an equation problem that need to be solved and they taught these methods to the males