Matematika murni: Perbedaan antara revisi

[[Euklides|Euclid]] dari Alexandria, ketika ditanya oleh salah seorang siswaya tentang apa kegunaan untuk belajar mengenai [[geometri]] lalu Euclid meminta kepada pelayannya untuk memberikan ''threepence'' kepada siswa tersebut sambil mengatakan bahwa karena siswa tersebut mempunyai kebutuhan yang dapat membuat keuntungan dari apa yang siswa tersebut pelajari<ref>{{cite book|first=Carl B.|last=Boyer|authorlink=Carl Benjamin Boyer|title=A History of Mathematics|url=https://archive.org/details/historymathemati00boye_328|edition=Second Edition|publisher=John Wiley & Sons, Inc.|year=1991|isbn=0471543977|chapter=Euclid of Alexandria|pages=[https://archive.org/details/historymathemati00boye_328/page/n120 101]|quote=Evidently Euclid did not stress the practical aspects of his subject, for there is a tale told of him that when one of his students asked of what use was the study of geometry, Euclid asked his slave to hive the student threepence, "since he must make gain of what he learns."}}</ref> sedangkan seorang matematikawan [[Yunani]] yang bernama [[Apollonius dari Perga]] ketika ditanya tentang manfaat atas bagian dari kaidahnya di dalam Buku IV Conics dengan bangga ia menegaskan sebagai berikut <ref name="Apollonius">{{cite book|first=Carl B.|last=Boyer|authorlink=Carl Benjamin Boyer|title=A History of Mathematics|url=https://archive.org/details/historymathemati00boye_328|edition=Second Edition|publisher=John Wiley & Sons, Inc.|year=1991|isbn=0471543977|chapter=Apollonius of Perga|pages=[https://archive.org/details/historymathemati00boye_328/page/n171 152]|quote=It is in connection with the theorems in this book that Apollonius makes a statement implying that in his day, as in ours, there were narrow-minded opponents of pure mathematics who pejoratively inquired about the usefulness of such results. The author proudly asserted: "They are worthy of acceptance for the sake of the demonstrations themselves, in the same way as we accept many other things in mathematics for this and for no other reason." (Heath 1961, p.lxxiv).<br />The preface to Book V, relating to maximum and minimum straight lines drawn to a conic, again argues that the subject is one of those that seem "worthy of study for their own sake." While one must admire the author for his lofty intellectual attitude, it may be pertinently pointed out that s day was beautiful theory, with no prospect of applicability to the science or engineering of his time, has since become fundamental in such fields as terrestrial dynamics and celestial mechanics.}}</ref>

And since many of his results were not applicable to the science or engineering of his day, Apollonius further argued in the preface of the fifth book of ''Conics'' that the subject is one of those that "...seem worthy of study for their own [[sake]]."<ref name="Apollonius"/>

Istilah itu sendiri diabadikan dalam judul lengkap [[Sadleirian Profesor Matematika Murni]] kadang-kadang disebut pula sebagai [[Sadleirian, Profesor Matematika Murni|Sadlerian Chair]],<ref>For example, [[Encyclopaedia Britannica]], 15th edition</ref> sebagai pencetus (sebagai [[profesor]]) pada pertengahan abad kesembilan belas. Gagasannya tentang disiplin terpisah ''matematika murni'' mungkin telah muncul pada saat itu.