The Origin of Mathematics Mathematics originated from the early production activities of human beings, and it was one of the six great arts in ancient China. It was also regarded as the starting point of philosophy by ancient Greek scholars. Mathematics means "the basis of learning" in Greek.
The word "mathematics" comes from Greek, which literally means learning and science. It originated from early human production activities, and the refinement of its basic concepts appeared as early as ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia and ancient India.
In ancient China, mathematics was called arithmetic, also called arithmetic, and finally changed to mathematics. Arithmetic in ancient China was one of the six arts (called "number" in the six arts).
The main subjects of mathematics mainly come from the needs of business calculation, understanding the relationship between numbers, measuring land and predicting astronomical events. These four requirements are generally related to a wide range of mathematical fields (namely, arithmetic, algebra, geometry, analysis) such as quantity, structure, space and change.
The oldest known mathematical tool in the history of mathematics is the bone of Le Pang Bo found in Mount Le Pombo, Swaziland, which is a relic of about 35,000 BC. This is a baboon's fibula with 29 different notches deliberately cut on it, which is used to count the number of women and track the menstrual cycle of women. Similar prehistoric remains have been unearthed in Africa and France, about 35,000 to 20,000 years ago, all related to quantitative time.
The early mathematics in China is very different from that in other parts of the world, so it can be reasonably considered as independent development. The oldest extant mathematical document in China is Zhou Bi Shu Jing. There are many opinions about the date of the book, from 1200 BC to 100 BC, but it seems reasonable to think that it is about 300 BC.
The above are some information about the origin and history of mathematics, hoping to help everyone.