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Introduction to Number Systems
Introduction to Number Systems
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A very basic introduction to numbers and number systems. Includes history behind how numbers came about and how we represent numbers.
- Numeral System Background - The Wikipedia link from the lesson explaining the numeral system and how it came about.
- Arabic numerals - A Wikipedia link from the lesson explaining Arabic numerals and how they came about.
- Where did numbers originate?
- How did early people write numbers?
- Where did our current numbers and symbols come from?
- How do you count in other bases?
- How do you count in base 5, base 60, or base 2?
- Where did 0 or nothing come from in math history?
- What is a number system and how does a number system work?
This lesson explains the origin of numbers and how different people, cultures, and time periods represented numbers. Arabic numerals and other ways of writing numbers are explained as well. Overall, this is a good basic introduction to where our current numbers came from.
