ABSTRACT
Although the origin of the word mathematics can be traced back to the ancient Greek word mathema, which essentially means “science, knowledge, or learning,” the history of our current number symbols goes back to around 250 BC to the stone columns erected by the Scythian emperor Asoka of India [1]. Over the centuries, mathematics has developed into various specialized areas, including probability and statistics, applied mathematics, and pure mathematics and is successfully being applied to solve various types of science-and engineering-related problems.
