Number systems have progressed from the use of fingers and tally marks, perhaps more than 40,000 years ago, to the use of sets of glyphs able to represent any conceivable number efficiently. The earliest known unambiguous notations for numbers emerged in Mesopotamia about 5000 or 6000 years ago. (Wikipedia).
History of Indian Mathematics Part I: The Creation of a Base 10 Numeral System
Where did a base 10 numeral system, something we use so often, originate from? Find out in this video! And check out the rest of the series on the blog! https://centerofmathematics.blogspot.com/2019/11/history-of-indian-mathematics.html
From playlist History of Indian Mathematics
Number systems throughout history | Elementary Mathematics (K-6) Explained 3 | NJ Wildberger
Almost every ancient culture had a system for counting. In this video we discuss the number systems of the ancient Babylonians, the Egyptians, the Indus valley culture, the Chinese, the Greeks and the Romans. In each case, a more primitive system (perhaps of strokes, twigs or pebbles) was
From playlist Elementary Mathematics (K-6) Explained
Number systems and Stevin's decimals | Math History | NJ Wildberger
We review some of the development of number systems from the ancient Greeks, followed by the Indian and then Arabic development of our Hindu-Arabic numeral system. Then we focus on the new directions forged by the European mathematicians of the 15th and 16th centuries, culminating in the w
From playlist MathHistory: A course in the History of Mathematics
Number Systems and the 4,933,001 Missing Romans #MegaFavNumbers
#MegaFavNumbers We often take for granted the significance of our modern number system, but it wasn't always so easy to count to 5 million. Join me on a journey through time and discover how our modern system came to be. Made by Daniel Valvo & Nick Brown Chapters: ---------------------
From playlist MegaFavNumbers
This lesson explains how to determine numbers when written using Roman numerals and how to write numbers using Roman numerals. Site: http://mathispower4u.com
From playlist Roman Numerals
Egyptians and the Beginning of Numbers | Math and the Rise of Civilization | Documentary
The ancient Egyptians utilized a numeral system for counting and solving written mathematical problems, often involving multiplication and fractions. Evidence for Egyptian mathematics is limited to a scarce amount of surviving sources written on papyrus. From these texts it is known that a
From playlist Civilization
Greek Mathematics: The Beginning of Greek Math & Greek Numerals
Welcome to the History of Greek Mathematics mini-series! This series is a short introduction to Math History as a subject and the some of the important theorems created in ancient Greece. You are watching the first video in the series. If this series interested you check out our blog for
From playlist The History of Greek Mathematics: Math History
Teach Astronomy - Indian Astronomy
http://www.teachastronomy.com/ India was another center of ancient knowledge. The earliest astronomical practices in India date back to 1500 BC. Around 600 BC, before the golden age of Greek philosophy, astronomical texts from India could be found with motions of the planets and eclipse
From playlist 03. Concepts and History of Astronomy and Physics
The Fascinating History of Arabic Numerals (Modern Day Numbers!)
The history of Arabic Numerals is strange and fascinating—and it was almost forgotten for 300 years! Join Hank for a new episode of SciShow where he unravels the fascinating yarn of how the world came to use so-called Arabic numerals, and replaced Roman numerals. Like SciShow? Want to he
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The numerical system of the ancient Greeks | Sociology and Pure Maths | N J Wildberger
We review the ancient Greek approach to arithmetic, both Attic and Ionian systems, discuss Archimedes' extension of it in the Sand Reckoner, and look at gematria, the curious art of linking words and numbers arising from the Greek system. This is one of a series of videos where we look br
From playlist Sociology and Pure Mathematics
Who invented zero? | India and The Divinity of Numbers | Math and the Rise of Civilization
Who invented zero in India? In 628 CE, astronomer-mathematician Brahmagupta wrote his text Brahma Sphuta Siddhanta which contained the first mathematical treatment of zero. He defined zero as the result of subtracting a number from itself, postulated negative numbers and discussed their pr
From playlist Civilization
History of Mathematics with MoMath: New Virtual Gallery
Join us live as we discuss and showcase the new interactive virtual gallery created for the National Museum of Mathematics, you can see the gallery for yourself at https://history-of-mathematics.org/ We'd love to get feedback about this project, please take the time to fill-out our survey
From playlist Stephen Wolfram Livestreams
Episode 9: Early History - Project MATHEMATICS!
Episode 9. Early History of Mathematics: This video traces some of the landmark developments in the early history of mathematics, from Babylonian calendars on clay tablets produced 5000 years ago, to the introduction of calculus in the seventeenth century. A Program Guide and Workbook is
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Yellow River Civilization - The Secret Bone Oracles | Ancient Civilizations Uncovered | Documentary
Yellow River civilization is an ancient Chinese civilization that prospered in the middle and lower basin of the Yellow River. Agriculture was started in the flood plain of the Yellow River, and before long, through flood control and the irrigation of the Yellow River, cities were develope
From playlist Civilization
Music: Flickering Technology by Frequently Asked Music at Motionarray.com https://motionarray.com/browse/producer/frequently-asked-music/
From playlist Summer of Math Exposition Youtube Videos
Prealgebra 1.1a - Number Systems and Place Value
An introduction to number systems, and the concept of place value as the key to understanding the number system we use. From the Prealgebra course by Derek Owens. This course is available online at http://www.LucidEducation.com and at http://www.DerekOwens.com
From playlist Prealgebra Chapter 1 (Complete chapter)
Ancient Greece - Cradle of Western Civilization | Ancient Civilizations Uncovered | Documentary
Ancient Greece was a northeastern Mediterranean civilization, existing from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th centuries BC to the end of classical antiquity (c. AD 600), that comprised a loose collection of culturally and linguistically related city-states and other territories—unified o
From playlist Civilization
Ancient Aliens: The Mercury Connection (S11, E4) | History
Excavation has uncovered large amounts of liquid mercury inside numerous ancient burial chambers. Who put it there, and why? Learn more in this collection of scenes from "The New Evidence." #AncientAliens Subscribe for more from Ancient Aliens and other great HISTORY shows: http://histv.c
From playlist Ancient Aliens: Official Series Playlist | New Episodes Fridays at 9/8c | History