Essays on Number System

1. Response to Kirsten Frazier Yes Kirsten, you rightly said that the present number system invented by the Hindus was actually a cue taken from the Babylonian system. Indefinite spacing between numbers led to the invention of zero (Berlinghoff, 2004, p. 67). The Babylonian system was a sexagesimal system; with base 60. Big spaces were used between numbers to show larger shifts in place values. The Hindu numerals also utilized the addition system of the Egyptian system. Before zero was invented, the Babylonians could feel the empty spaces between numbers and they could see their absence. Historians have evidences ...

Introduction

Undeniably, primordial Egyptians’ mathematics is one of the earliest kinds of mathematics which had a great influence of the entire traditions of mathematics that followed later. In this context, the term “Egyptian math” is used to refer to math that has been written using the Egyptian language. The work of Egyptians represents one of the civilizations that began taking advantage of the benefits of mathematics as well as numbers; which is evident based on the fact that the results of this early mathematics are still noticeable in the immense architectural accomplishments of these individuals. Notably, the Egyptians most used two ...

Introduction

When the word mathematics was mentioned, I could only think about addition and subtraction. Indeed the topic gave me a lot of headache. This topic is the foundation in which mathematical principles are laid. Addition starts with a simple 1+1 and continues through mixed numbers, to complex addition of mixed units. The same applies to subtraction. In this work, I have given my biography in this topic, and expounded on how best the topic can be tackled based on research.

Personal Experience

I developed my addition and subtraction concepts through practical experiences with countable objects. I would count my fingers when asked ...