Mathematics originated from the early production activities of human beings, and the ancient Babylonians had accumulated some mathematical knowledge, which could be applied to practical problems. As far as mathematics itself is concerned, their mathematical knowledge is only obtained through observation and experience, and there is no comprehensive conclusion and proof, but their contribution to mathematics should also be fully affirmed.

The knowledge and application of basic mathematics is an indispensable part of individual and group life. The refinement of its basic concepts can be found in ancient mathematical documents of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia and ancient India. Since then, its development has continued to make small progress. But algebra and geometry at that time were still independent for a long time.

Algebra can be said to be the most widely accepted "mathematics". It can be said that the first mathematics he came into contact with was algebra since everyone began to learn to count when he was a child. Mathematics is a subject that studies numbers, and algebra is also one of the most important parts of mathematics. Geometry is the earliest branch of mathematics studied by people.

A brief history of western mathematics;

The evolution of mathematics can be regarded as the continuous development of abstraction or the extension of subject matter, and the eastern and western cultures have also taken different angles. European civilization developed geometry, and China developed arithmetic.

The first abstract concept is probably number, and its cognition that two apples and two oranges have something in common is a great breakthrough in human thought. Prehistoric humans not only knew how to calculate the number of actual objects, but also knew how to calculate the number of abstract concepts, such as time-day, season, year, etc., and arithmetic (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) naturally came into being.

In addition, you need writing or other systems that can record numbers, such as Mu Fu or chips used by the Incas. There are many different counting systems in history.

In ancient times, the main principles in mathematics were the study of astronomy, the rational distribution of land and grain, taxation and trade. Mathematics is formed to understand the relationship between numbers, measure land and predict astronomical events. These needs can be simply summarized as the study of quantity, structure, space and time in mathematics.