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Math is the hidden secret to understanding the world | Roger Antonsen

The History of Mathematics and Its Applications

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Branches of Mathematics

Algebra

A branch of mathematics in which arithmetical operations and relationships are generalized by using alphabetic symbols to represent unknown numbers or members of specified sets of numbers

Analysis

The branch of mathematics principally concerned with the properties of functions, largely arising out of calculus

Analytical geometry or coordinate geometry

The branch of geometry that uses algebraic notation and analysis to locate a geometric point in terms of a coordinate system; coordinate geometry

Arithmetic

The branch of mathematics concerned with numerical calculations, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division

Boolean algebra

A system of symbolic logic devised by George Boole to codify logical operations. It is used in computers

Calculus

A branch of mathematics, developed independently by Newton and Leibniz. Both differential calculus and integral calculus are concerned with the effect on a function of an infinitesimal change in the independent variable as it tends to zero

Conics

The branch of geometry concerned with the parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola

Differential calculus

The branch of calculus concerned with the study, evaluation, and use of derivatives and differentials

Game theory

Mathematical theory concerned with the optimum choice of strategy in situations involving a conflict of interest

Geometry

The branch of mathematics concerned with the properties, relationships, and measurement of points, lines, curves, and surfaces

Group theory

The branch of algebra that deals with mathematical groups

Integral calculus

The branch of calculus concerned with the determination of integrals and their application to the solution of differential equations, the determination of areas and volumes, etc.

Monography

The science of constructing monographs

Non-Euclidean geometry

The branch of modern geometry in which certain axioms of Euclidean geometry are restated. It introduces fundamental changes into the concept of space

Number theory

The study of integers, their properties, and the relationship between integers

Numerical analysis

A branch of mathematics concerned with methods, usually iterative, for obtaining solutions to problems by means of a computer

Probability theory

The mathematical study of probability

Set theory

The branch of mathematics concerned with the properties and interrelationships of sets

Statistics

The classification and interpretation of such data in accordance with probability theory and the application of methods such as hypothesis testing to them

Topology

The branch of mathematics concerned with generalization of the concepts of continuity, limit, etc.

Trigonometry

The branch of mathematics concerned with the properties of trigonometric functions and their application to the determination of the angles and sides of triangles. Used in surveying, navigation, etc.