Greece has made a deep impact on today's mathematics. We use many of the same formulas and concepts that the Greeks used almost 2,500 years ago.

One of the greatest mathematicians was Pythagoras. He was most famous for his theorem explaining the relationship between the sides of a right-triangle. (a2 = b2 + c2)

Pythagoras's home town was Samos, which he was exiled from. He then settled in Croton. He had many disciples, which helped him with his various discoveries. Pythagoras also studied the relationship between music and mathematics. He believed that the universe was made of whole numbers.

Other famous mathematicians were...

Archimmedes, discovered how to calculate the volume of a sphere. (V= 4/3 3.14 r 3 )

Diophantus, was the first to use symbols in equations in order to solve problems. (a + 2b = 20)

Euclid, studied geometry and wrote a famous book called Elements. The book contained proofs about various geometric shapes.

Hippocrates, was a mathematician and the most celebrated physician of the ancient world.

Socrates, was one of the many famous philosophers and teachers in ancient Greece.

Zeno, was interested in the idea of infinity.