Ancient Egyptian Mathematics

The Ancient Egyptians had a very advanced mathematical system. They could add, subtract, multiply, and divide. They could find the area of a field and do basic algebra. They had textbooks to teach you math like the one Ahmes the Moon Born wrote called How to Obtain Information About All Things Mysterious and Dark (Also known as the Rhind Papyrus). They had Nilo-meters to measure the inundation of the Nile, a weight system to weigh …

…palm equaled 4 digits. A cubit was the length of the pharaoh's forearm. But because all people have different sized arms they changed it to a standard size. They measured with measuring sticks (yard stick) or knotted ropes. To make a pyramid a surveyor would use a groma to make sure the corners were square. It is important to be able to understand how the Egyptians did math to better understand the practical uses of it.