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Think of some of the concepts and topics you have learned in your math classes up to now, or some modern day process that relies on a mathematical concept. What were the origins of those concepts and how did they develop? Did what you learn come early or late in history?

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As you brainstorm concepts and topics and their origins, I chose the most basic of ideas since all other topics are embedded from here. Please allow my ideas to help:

First, since all adults deal with numbers when paying for groceries, writing the date on a check, and yelling for your favorite number 12 jersey wearing player on the court, I chose our system of numeration. Research cites that it was likely developed in India (http://www.islamicity.com//mosque/ihame/Ref6.htm). However, most historians agree that the Arabs ...

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