Talk:Rafael Bombelli

It is important not to introduce +i and -i at the stage of Bombelli. It is an invention by Euler and has many other significances. Rafael introduced "piu di meno" and "men di meno". See, in the maths section.Jehovajah (talk) 06:37, 27 April 2011 (UTC)

Bombelli's book called Algebra
I have found to be interesting in that composed in Bombelli's book, Algebra, is the symbols reminiscent of those of Nicolas Chequet, who invented his own notation for algebraic concepts and exponentiation. Bombelli sometimes wrote 1Z p.5Rm.4, meaning zenus plus 5 res minus 4, for x^2+5x-4. He also used the Italian symbols p and m for additional and subtraction, but had no symbol for equality. 67.168.190.140 (talk) 19:52, 1 May 2011 (UTC) Brian H., student of Saint Martin's University. History of Mathematics.

Yes, his book "Algebra" was innovating to the world of mathematics. The notation was quite sophisticated for its time. While Cardon used no notation at all, Bombelli found frequent use for it. I believe this paved way for the notation we currently use today. Instead of writing "5x" as we do now, he would write the number 5 with a U curved line above it to signify a variable, and a 1 on top of all that to show that its to the first power. To write "5x^2" he would do the same thing except put a 2 instead of one to represent the variable being squared. The ideas he presented shed light on previously uncharted territory. I see he really simplified things for future generations. 199.245.238.2 (talk) 17:52, 4 May 2011 (UTC)Jake O'Donnell, Saint Martin's University

Bombelli
I am always interested to know what got mathematicians started with mathematics. Do you know how Bombelli founded his passion for mathematics?

morgantw —Preceding unsigned comment added by Morgantw (talk • contribs) 05:03, 4 May 2011 (UTC)