MEDIEVAL MATH

MATH IN THE DARK AGES

• Math in the dark ages was exclusively humanities
• Was made difficult due the inefficient roman numeral system
• Euclid, a greek, had his works translated to effect more people who lived then
• Aside from a few people, not much was done mathematically during this time.

MATHEMATICAL ADVANCES

• Robert of Chester's book on algebra
• The printing press helps spread ideas
• Fibonacci creates the Fibonacci sequence
• Fibonacci also helped spread the better Hindu Arabic numeral system
• Nicole Oresme discovered rectangular graphing of speed amd distance

MORE ON FIBONACCI

• Wrote "Liber Abaci" on calculation
• Discovered the Fibonacci sequence while studying mating rabbit
• With his sequence he studied the exponentivity of the rabbits
• Also, he would divide the numbers in the sequence
• He noted that as he did this they approached a single number, 1.618033

LATICCE MULTIPLICATION

• This is a for of multiplication based on addition
• The foundation of the method is using a grid
• This grid contains diagonal lines through 4 squares
• While this method is effective, it is also time consuming
• Today, it is commonly taught in schools as a foundation for multiplication

NICOLE ORESME

• A french mathematician who is widely unknown
• He found a method of rectangular coordinates
• He used this method to use time/speed graphs
• He also played a large part in separating trig. From astronomy

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