100 BC

Pingala

Discovered some parts of the Binomial theorem.

He was musical theorist and poetry specialist.

A Brief History of Early Mathematics

287-215 BC

1100 AD

1225 AD

500 BC

250 BC

850 AD

800 AD

China

Greece

China

India

Liu Hui

Wrote his commentary on the Nine Chapters.

He also worked on finding the volume of a cone.

Li Zhi

Wrote Sea Mirror of Circle Measurements.

Omar Khayyam

Solved quadratic equations.

Solved cubic equations with circles and parabolas before the time of graphing calculators.

Aphorisms of the Chords

Used instructions to build an altar using a lot of mathematics including the Pythagorean Theorem.

Mahavira

Wrote the Compendium of the Essence of Mathematics.

Wrote puzzles and worked with zero, cubes, squares, and the square root of negative numbers.

Al-Khwarismi

Wrote the book The Compendious Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing.

Started algebra as we know it.

Also worked with lengths and areas.

Archimedes

Proved the volume of a cone.

*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archimedes

800 AD

200 BC

600 AD

1 AD

200 AD

600 BC

400 AD

400 BC

1000 AD

1200 AD

850 AD

1202 AD

630 AD

570-495 BC

300 BC

250 BC

624-546 BC

Europe

India

Greece

Brahmagupta

He work with fortunes and debts.

He also believed that you can divide by zero

Leonardo of Pisa, or Fibonacci

Introduced the modern number system to Europe.

Discovered the Fibonacci Sequence.

Thabit ibn Qurra

Translated works of math into Arabic.

Also worked with special/perfect numbers.

Jainism Era

Meditations on infinity and the finalizing of our modern number system was done.

Thales of Miletus

Built the foundation for much of circle geometry.

He has the famous quote "Know thyself".

Pythagoras

Known for the Pythagorean theorem. Controversy surrounds whether or not he actually proved it or one of his colleges.

Also a cult leader.

*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagoras

*Dates and information based off of Dr. John Golden's notes and worksheets unless otherwise stated