APPLICAT I ONS
OF ALGE BRA
I N DAY-TO -DAY LI F E
U n ra ve lin g th e M yste rie s o f th e
U n ive rs e
Presented by ARNAV MITRA
CLASS - 1Oth
SECTION - TULIP
G.D GOENKA PUBLIC SCHOOL
CONTENTS
1 2
WH AT IS IM PO RTA NCE O F
AL G E BRA AL G E BRA IN L IIFE
3 4
USES O F A L G E BRA HIST O RY O F A L G E BRA
Introduction
WHAT IS
ALGEBRA
Al gebra, a mathemati cal di sci pl i ne, del ves
i nto al gebr ai c structures and the mani pul ati on
of statements wi thi n these structures. It
serves as an extensi on of ari thmeti c by
i ncorporati ng vari abl es and addi ti onal
al gebr ai c operati ons beyond standard
ari thmeti c functi ons l i ke addi ti on and
mul ti pl i cati on.
IMPORTANCE
OF ALG EBRA
IN LIFE
Emb a rk on a ma t h em a t i c a l j ou rn ey t h rou g h
Al g eb ra , G eom et ry , Ca l c u l u s , Prob a b i l i t y , a n d
S t a t i st i c s t o en h a n c e p rob l em -s ol v i n g s k i l l s
a n d c ri t i c a l t h i n k i n g . Pa rt i c i p a t e i n w ork s h op s
t o fost er a s en s e of c om m u n i t y a n d a c q u i re
ex p ert i s e for fu t u re a c a d em i c a n d
p rofes s i on a l en d ea v ors i n v a ri ou s fi el d s .
USES OF
Alg eb r a simp lifi es c o mp lex p ro b lems in various fi eld s like med icine and
ALGEBRA
acc o unting b y d eco d ing m y st eries and p rovid ing essential tools for calculations
and p red ic t io ns. It help s in sav ing lives, ensuring fi nancial stability, and
ev eryd ay d ecisio n- m aking b y sim plifying the intricate d ance of numb ers.
Whether it's d et erm ining t he c orrec t dosag e of med ication, forecasting market
trends, or b alanc ing a househo ld b ud g et, alg eb ra's ap p lications are v ast and
varied . In the fi eld o f med ic ine, it can b e used to model the sp read of d iseases
and evaluate t he eff ec tiv eness o f treatments. In accounting , alg eb ra ensures
acc urate fi nancial rep or t ing and aid s in strateg ic planning b y analyzing p rofi t
marg ins and cost structures.
Moreo v er , alg eb r aic t hink ing fo ster s p rob lem- solv ing skills and logical reasoning ,
w hic h are inv aluab le in tac kling life's challeng es. From op timizing routes for
log istics t o d esig ning c om p lex eng ineering sy stems, the p rincip les of alg eb ra
und erp in much o f the tec hno lo g ical ad vancements we b enefi t from today.
Ultimat ely , alg eb r a is no t just a sub ject learned in school; it is a p owerful tool
that enhanc es o ur ab ilit y t o und erst and and interact with the world , making it a
c rucial c o mp o nent o f b o t h p rofessional and p ersonal success.
HISTORY OF
ALGEBRA
A L G E B RA C A N E S S E N T I A L LY B E C O N S I D E R E D A S
D O I N G C O M P U TAT I O N S S I M I L A R T O T H O S E O F
ARITHMETIC BUT WITH NON NUMERICAL
M AT H E M AT I C A L O B J E C T S . H O W E V E R . U N T I L L T H E
1 9 t h C E N T U RY , A L G E B RA C O N S I S T E D E S S E N T I A L LY
O F T H E T H E O RY O F E Q U AT I O N S . F O R E X A M P L E , T H E
F U N D A M E N TA L T H E O R E M O F A L G E B RA B E LO N G S T O
T H E T H E O RY O F E Q U AT I O N S A N D I S N O T ,
N O WA D AY S , C O N S I D E R E D A S B E LO N G I N G T O
A L G E B RA ( I N FA C T , E V E RY P R O O F M U S T U S E T H E Nat u re's Les s o n :
COMPLETENESS OF THE REAL NUMBERS, WHICH IS
N O T A N A L G E B RA I C P R O P E RT Y )
The Spark o f I n s ight .
EGYPTIAN ALGEBRA
I n th is articl e, "Eg yp ti an Al g eb r a" takes u s on
a ti me- tr avel jou rn ey th rou gh th e math mag i c
of an ci en t Egy pt, from arou n d 3 0 0 0 BCE to
3 0 0 BCE.
BABYLONIAN ALGEBRA
GREEK GEOMETRICAL
ALGEBRA
Th e G reek m a them a ti c i a n
repres en ted th e s i des o f geo m etri c
o bj ec ts , l i nes , a nd l etters
a s s o c i a ted wi th them , whi ch i s
c a l l ed G eo m etri c Al gebra .
Th ey i n v en ted "The a ppl i ca ti o n o f
a rea s " to o bta i n the s o l uti o n s fo r
equ a ti o n s s o l v ed i n geo m etri c
a l gebra .
GREEK GEOMETRICAL
ALGEBRA
T h e g e om e tr ic p rod u ct was fi r st b r ie fl y m e n t io n e d b y H e rm a n n G r a ssm a n n ,
wh o was ch ie fl y in tere ste d in d e v e lo p i n g t h e c lo se ly re l at e d ex t e r io r a lg e b r a.
I n 1878, William Kin g d o n C li ff o rd g re a t ly ex p a n d e d o n G r assm an n ' s wo r k t o
f orm wh at are n ow u su al ly cal le d C li ff o rd alg e b r as i n h is h o n o r (al t h o u g h
C liff o rd h im se lf ch o se to ca ll t h e m " g e o m e t r i c a lg e b r as" ). C liff o rd d e fi n e d t h e
C liff o rd alg eb r a an d its p ro d u ct a s a u n ifi c at io n o f t h e G r a ssm an n a lg e b r a a n d
H amilton ' s q u atern io n a lg e b r a. Ad d i n g t h e d u a l o f t h e G r a ssm an n ex t e r io r
p ro d u ct (th e " m e et" ) allo ws t h e u se o f t h e G r assm an n –C a y le y alg e b r a, an d a
co n f o rm al v e rsion of th e lat t e r t o g e t h e r wit h a co n f o rm al C li ff o rd al g e b r a
yield s a co n f o rm al g e o m e tr i c a lg e b r a (C G A) p ro v i d i n g a f r a m e wo r k f o r
classical g e om e tries. I n p r ac t ice , t h e se a n d se v e r a l d e r i v e d o p e r at io n s all o w
a corre sp on d en ce of elem e n t s, su b sp ac e s an d o p e r at io n s o f t h e a lg e b r a wi t h
g eo m etr ic in te r p re tatio n s. Fo r se v e r a l d e c ad e s, g e o m e t r ic a lg e b r as we n t
som e wh at ig n ored , g re at l y e cl ip se d b y t h e v e c t o r ca lcu lu s t h e n n e wl y
d ev elop ed to d e scr ib e e le ct ro m a g n e t i sm . T h e te rm " g e o m e t r ic al g e b r a " wa s
Thank You
With th is, I ex t e n d m y h e ar t f e l t g r a ti t u d e to
yo u f o r jo in in g m e o n t h is jo u rn e y o f th e
Ap p licat i o n s o f A l g e b r a in d a y-t o -d ay lif e . I
h op e y o u h av e se e ke d so m e kn o wle d g e ab o u t
th e h ist o r y an d le g ac y o f A lg e b r a. A s I
co n clu d e t h e p re se n t a ti o n , I i n v it e y o u t o
co n tin u e ex p l o r in g t h e wo n d e r s o f m a t h s,
e m b r ac in g c u r io sit y , an d se e ki n g
u n d er stan d in g in a ll a sp e ct s o f li f e . T h an k y o u
f or y ou r kin d a t te n t io n , a n d m ay t h e sp ir it o f
cu r iou s m in d s an d p assi o n g u id e y o u o n y o u r
o wn p at h o f d isc o v e r y.
