History_Of_Greek_Mathematics

History Of Greek Mathematics The Greeks view mathematics as a very important aspect of life, education and view it as a necessary tool to help assist in the forward progress of technology. To show how the Greeks view the concept of mathematics, dissect the word. The word mathema is a noun from the verb manthano meaning a subject connected with learning. When broken down into its two main branches, arithmetic and geometry , which mean respectively study of numbers and the measuring of the earth. The name algebra itself is Arabic , though the Greek mathematician Diophantus developed it in some depth. Mathematics were viewed as a very important skill that must be learned in order to function properly in society, although in this day in age it has seemed to fall to a lower level. Philosophers of the Ionian school are considered to be the first Greeks to study mathematics in great detail. These Greek philosophers date back to the sixth and fifth centuries B.C. Questions were asked about the earth and the universe and mathematics were extensively used to try to answer these questions. It is said that Thales, the founder of the school was geometry, mathematics, thales, greek, said, plato, two, known, books, view, very, times, society, philosophers, made, life, important, greeks, first, equal, deal, basic, about, word, understanding, triangles, through, though, theorem, take, study, skill, show, school, right