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Slide 1 Slide 2  In 18th century mathematics is already a modern science  Mathematics begins to develop very fast because of introducing it to schools  Therefore…

1. A brief history of MathematicsBefore the Ancient Greeks:• Egyptians and Babylonians (c. 2000 BC):• Knowledge comes from “papyri”• Rhind Papyrus 2. Babylonian…