Mathematics originated from early human production activities. It is one of the six ancient arts in China and is regarded as the starting point of ancient Greek philosophy. The human demand for counting, measurement and trade is mathematically summarized as the study of structure and space. The study of structure begins with natural numbers, integers and their arithmetic relations; The study of space begins with geometry.
At present, the oldest mathematical documents in the world are Printon 322 (Babylon, about 1900 BC), Rhind's mathematical papyrus (ancient Egypt, about 2000-1800 BC) and Moscow's mathematical papyrus (ancient Egypt, about 1890 BC).
These texts all involve the concept of Pythagoras theorem, which may be the oldest and most widely spread mathematical discovery after simple arithmetic and geometry.
The Elements of Geometry is famous for teaching all westerners before the mid-20th century, and its contents are still taught in geometry classes. Geometry Elements was an introductory textbook for all mathematics subjects at that time, including proving that the square root of 2 is irrational and there are infinite prime numbers.
Review methods of senior high school mathematics:
The improvement of mathematical ability is inseparable from doing problems. Everyone knows the simple truth that "practice makes perfect". But the problem is not to engage in sea tactics, but to think of many problems through one question.
Make a mistake and reflect once.
There will be some mistakes in every study and exam, which is not terrible. It is important to avoid similar mistakes from happening again. So usually pay attention to write down the wrong questions.
If students can record and analyze the mistakes in each exam or exercise, and try their best to ensure that the same mistakes will not occur in the next exam, then there will be no mistakes in the most important college entrance examination in the future.
Analyze the test paper and sum up experience.
At the end of each exam, we should carefully analyze the gains and losses and sum up the experience and lessons. Especially to classify the mistakes in the test paper.