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    Modern function notation developed over many centuries, with early contributions from Babylonian mathematics in the 2nd millennium BC using geometric representations. Nicole Oresme in the 14th century developed early theories of independent and dependent variables. René Descartes in the 17th century clearly developed the relationship between two variables over a curve and used Cartesian coordinates to represent functions as graphs. Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet created the modern definition of a function in 1837 as a variable y that is uniquely determined by the value of an independent variable x.

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    Modern function notation developed over many centuries, with early contributions from Babylonian mathematics in the 2nd millennium BC using geometric representations. Nicole Oresme in the 14th century developed early theories of independent and dependent variables. René Descartes in the 17th century clearly developed the relationship between two variables over a curve and used Cartesian coordinates to represent functions as graphs. Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet created the modern definition of a function in 1837 as a variable y that is uniquely determined by the value of an independent variable x.

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    MODERN FUNCTION NOTATION

    By: Caitlin Cellier And Emily Proudfoot

    EARLY APPEARANCES OF FUNCTIONS

    Babylonian Mathematics (1800-1600 BC)


    Algebraic Mathematics based on Geometry Trimetric Functions Early understanding of concepts without proofs or formulas

    NICOLE ORESME
    1323-1382 Medieval Ages

    Developed loose theories with ideas about independent and dependent variables Influenced future mathematicians and their ideas

    Miniature of Nicole Oresme, BibliothqueNationale, Paris, France Images: (Oresme)

    REN DESCARTES
    1596-1650 Renaissance Clearly developed a theory on the relationship of two variables over a curve

    Developed the Cartesian coordinate axis Represented a function as a graph

    Ren Descartes , Frans Hals c. 1640 Louvre Images: (Hals)

    (McLaughlin)

    LEJEUNE DIRICHLET

    1805 - 1859

    1837 - Created the Modern Definition of a Function


    Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet Images: (Lejeune Dirichlet)

    If a variable y is so related to a variable x that whenever a numerical value is assigned to x, there is a rule according to which a unique value of y is determined, then y is said to be a function of the independent variable x.

    (OConnor)

    http://www-history.mcs.stand.ac.uk/Biographies/Dirichlet.html Lectures on fundamental concepts of Algebra and Geometry. Young, Denton, Mitchell http://math.coe.uga.edu/tme/v03n2/Ponte.pdf

    Hodgkin, Luke. A History of Mathematics From Mesopotamia to Modernity. New York: Oxford UP, USA, 2005. Print. O'Connor, John J. "Dirichlet biography." MacTutor History of Mathematics. Web. 03 Feb. 2010. <http://www-history.mcs.stand.ac.uk/Biographies/Dirichlet.html>. McLaughlin, Don. "Chapter 1: Mathematics and Mathematica." The University of New Mexico. 2002. Don McLaughlin, Web. 3 Feb 2010. <http://www.unm.edu/~dmclaugh/PChem/ Chapter1/1.html>.

    IMAGES
    Lejeune Dirichlet. The MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. MacTutor. Web. 3 Feb. 2010. <http://www-history.mcs.stand.ac.uk/PictDisplay/Dirichlet.html>. "Oresme." Bas Moyen ge. Web. 3 Feb 2010. <http://www.math.uqam.ca/_charbonneau/ GRMS04/ RepresentBasMA.htm>. Hals, Frans. Ren Descartes. 1640. The Lourve, Paris. Scientific Web. Web. 2 Feb. 2010. <http://www.scientificweb.com/en/Physics/Biographies/ReneDescartesIm ages.html>.

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