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5. What Contributions Did René Descartes Make to Mathematics?

Descartes excelled at mathematics in school, although he had doubts about the ways in which it was taught. He also took his love of mathematics through to his adult life. In fact, quite a few of the mathematical theories and systems you and I learned about came from Rene Descartes. Those little numbers that tail the end of bigger numbers to denote that something is 'squared' or 'cubed'? That was Descartes. In addition to that, he also introduced what we now know as standard algebra notations.

Who was René Descartes? Greg Brown / Getty Images

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