Journal of the Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association
Volume 34 Issue 2, September 1997
54 – 56
Diophantine Analysis and Linear Indeterminate Problems
Sandra M. Pulver
Greek mathematics is regarded worldwide for its geometric character and has gained fame in this field. However, during the late Alexandrian period, about A.D. 250, when Greek science and philosophy were on the decline as a whole, and with them mathematics, algebra began to emerge as the main topic of interest.