Mathematics is one of the most important subjects.

Mathematics is a subject of numbers, shapes,

data, measurements and also logical activities. It has a huge scope in every field of our life, such as
medicine, engineering, finance, natural science, economics, etc. We are all surrounded by a
mathematical world.

The concepts, theories and formulas that we learn in Maths books have huge applications in real-
life. To find the solutions for various problems we need to learn the formulas and concepts.
Therefore, it is important to learn this subject to understand its various applications and
significance.

What Is The Definition of Mathematics?

Mathematics simply means to learn or to study or gain knowledge. The theories and concepts given
in mathematics help us understand and solve various types of problems in academic as well as in
real life situations.

Mathematics is a subject of logic. Learning mathematics will help students to grow their problem-
solving and logical reasoning skills. Solving mathematical problems is one of the best brain
exercises.

Basic Mathematics
The fundamentals of mathematics begin with arithmetic operations such as addition, subtraction,
multiplication and division. These are the basics that every student learns in their elementary school.
Here is a brief of these operations.

 Addition: Sum of numbers (Eg. 1 + 2 = 3)

 Subtraction: Difference between two or more numbers (Eg. 5 – 4 = 1)
 Multiplication: Product of two or more numbers (Eg. 3 x 9 = 27)
 Division: Dividing a number into equal parts (Eg. 10 ÷ 2 = 5, 10 is divided in 2 equal parts)

History of Mathematics
Mathematics is a historical subject. It has been explored by various mathematicians across the
world since centuries, in different civilizations. Archimedes, from the BC century is known to be the
Father of Mathematics. He introduced formulas to calculate surface area and volume of solids.
Whereas, Aryabhatt, born in 476 CE, is known as the Father of Indian Mathematics.

In the 6th century BC, the study of mathematics began with the Pythagoreans, as a “demonstrative
discipline”. The word mathematics originated from the Greek word “mathema”, which means
“subject of instruction”.

Another mathematician, named Euclid, introduced the axiom, postulates, theorems and proofs,
which are also used in today’s mathematics.
History of Mathematics has been an ancient study and is described by each part of the world, in a
varying method. There were many mathematicians who have given different theories for many
concepts, which we are applying in modern mathematics.

Numbers, which we use for calculations, had variations in the medieval period. The Romans
introduced the Roman numerals that uses English alphabets to represent a number, such as: