History of mathematics

Today I’m going to talk about the history of mathematics. As we all know math was one the first sciences that people discovered and applied on their daily basis. Without math, progress in science, engineering, and philosophy wouldn‘t be possible. So now I‘ll briefly present you the evolvement of mathematics, from simple counting, measurement and calculation system to more complex and abstract discipline we know today.

The history of mathematics is nearly as old as humanity itself. In ancient times people would have had a general sensibility about amounts but the real understanding about what it meant took many ages to develop. Most of the earliest evidence about numbers is from Africa dating back to 35,000 to 20,000 years ago.