Mathematics lab

 

  The   history of mathematics   deals with the origin of discoveries in   mathematics  and the  mathematical  methods and notation of the past . Before the   modern age  and the worldwide spread of knowledge, written examples of new mathematical developments have come to light only in a few locales. From 3000 BC the Masopotamian  states of Sumer, Akkad  and Assyria,  followed closely by Ancient Egypt  and the Levantine state of Ebla  began using arithmetic, algebra  and geometry  for purposes of taxation, commerce, trade and also in the patterns in nature , the field of astronomy  and to record time and formulate calendars . The earliest mathematical texts available are from Mesopotamia and Egypt – Plimpton 322 (Babylonian c. 2000 – 1900 BC), the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus (Egyptian c. 1800 BC) and the Moscow Mathematical Papyrus (Egyptian c. 1890 BC). All of these texts mention the so-called Pythagorean triples, so, by inference, the Pythagorean theorem seems to be the most ancient a