ACTIVITY REPORT

ACTIVITY REPORT AND MY RESULT IN SEARCHING, COLLECTING, STUDYING, ANALYZING, DISCUSING ABOUT HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS
DURING THE TIME

Arranged by:
LENNY PUSPITA DEWI
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MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE
YOGYAKARTA STATE UNIVERSITY
2008

A. INTRODUCTION

Study coverage is called as mathematics history is especially in the form of investigation to coming from new finding in mathematics, in smaller scope in the form of investigation to standard mathematics notation and method in ancient time.
Before modern epoch and global spread over knowledge, the examples was written from new mathematics development have reaching is only in some place. Ancient mathematics article which have been found is Plimpton 322 (numerical Mathematics Babylonia of year 1900 is Pre-Christian), numerical Egypt mathematics Moscow mathematics sheet of year 1850 is pre-Christian), Rhind mathematics sheet (numerical Egypt mathematics of year 1650 is pre-Christian) and Shulba Sutra (numerical India mathematics of year 800 is pre-Christian).
All pertinent articles give all minds to what habit known as Pythagoras Theorem, what seen to be as result of most widespread and ancient mathematics development after elementary arithmetic and geometry.


B. ACTIVITY
Activity in studying history of mathematics is with searching article about mathematics history in internet. Besides also read book related to mathematics history, for example Howard Eves composition book.

C. RESULT
Some activity sample result in studying mathematics history shall be as follows:
1. Pythagoras Theorem and Triple Pythagoras
Habit assume Pythagoras as theorem inventor in right triangle which now by [is] totally referred [as] by the name of him, that hypotenuse square from right triangle [is] the amount of other square two sides. we have see this theorem [is] recognized [by] Babylonia people [at] a period of/to Hamurabi, more than last 1000 year, but first verification from this best theorem is which have been given by Pythagoras. There are still a lot of conjectures as Pythagoras evidence admits of to assay and in general evidence might be the pertained dissection type.
But Eudemian summary looking into triangle theorem come from Pythagoras followers. Because verification from this theorem needs knowledge about some nature of from parallel line, Pythagoras antecedent followers are also looked into meritorious in developing that theory.
Since Pythagoras epoch, many difference evidence for the theorem of Pythagoras. In secondary printing; mould book which entitle "The Pythagoras Proposition", E.S. Lcomis have collected and classify 370 evidences from famous theorem.

2. ARAB MATHEMATICS
Islam mathematician give good contribution which is either in geometry algebra area which its top there are resolving of geometry from cubic equation by Omar Kayyam.
Some Islam mathematicians show attention to undetermined. Analysis given by a evidence for the theorem of expressing that not possible to be found two positive integer which cubic amount is equal to rank three from an integer third.
Al-Karkhi is the first Arab writer which makes and prove theorem yielding amounts from square and cubic from n the first original number.

D. CONCLUSION
During the time we have studied mathematics. Learnt history of mathematics, we get motivation to continue to learn mathematics.