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Diophantus of Alexandria revolutionized algebra with Arithmetica, pioneering symbolic notation and abstract number theory.

A UNSW professor claims that a long-standing algebra problem can be solved with a new method that avoids irrational numbers.

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A mathematician has built an algebraic solution to an equation that was once believed impossible to solve. A UNSW Sydney mathematician has discovered a new method to tackle algebra's oldest challenge ...

A mathematician has solved a 200-year-old maths problem after figuring out a way to crack higher-degree polynomial equations ...

The mathematics underpinning the modern method of elliptic curve cryptography originated with Renaissance architect Filippo Brunelleschi ...