Numeration System

• Babylonian System
  

  • Started with 2 symbols
  • Around same time as Egyptian system, but much earlier than Roman system
  • Introduced notion of place value
  • Heres a link to see a picture of the Babylonian System http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/HistTopics/Babylonian_numerals.html
• ¡Egyptian System
• 3400 BC
• Hieroglyphics
• Based on 10
• Additive
• No Place Values
• Heres a link to see a picture of the Egyptian System https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4HLO_G_c2V_fIo3xFQHUhApGyA9MwTdx3yrvrpAJHP_ZBRBrE148q8XWQVvsoqYcvl0RogncQfw6cvqiLGFFPwMibgQeaG4z8kfrc2Px3ybhrr4hiWjruPd4OAUm5Wc07pP29qzcROf5_/s1600-h/egyptian%20number%20system%5B3%5D.png
• Roman System
• Based on 10
• Originally only Additive, later added Subtractive, and even later added Multiplicative
• No Place Values
• Heres a link to show you a picture of the Roman System http://mathsyear7.wikispaces.com/Roman+Numerals
• ¡Mayan System
• 3 symbols – includes zero
• Based on 20 and 18 x 20
• Place values
• Heres a link to show you a picture of the Mayan System http://picsdigger.com/keyword/mayan%20number%20system/
• Indo-Arabic System
• Also called the decimal system
• Base is ten
• 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 are the digits used
• Positional system: take the digit and multiply it by the value based on its position