Hypatia wrote a commentary on Diophantus's thirteen-volume Arithmetica, which had been written sometime around the year 250 AD. It set out more than 100 mathematical problems, for which solutions are proposed using algebra. For centuries, scholars believed that this commentary had been lost. Only volumes one through six of the Arithmetica have survived in the original Greek, but at least four additional volumes have been preserved in an Arabic translation produced around the year 860. The Arabic text contains numerous expansions not found in the Greek text, including verifications of Diophantus's examples and additional problems.
hypatia wrote a commentary on diophantus's thirteen-volume arithmetica which had been written sometime around the year 250 ad it set out more than 100 mathematical problems for which solutions are proposed using algebra for centuries scholars believed that this commentary had been lost only volumes one through six of the arithmetica have survived in the original greek but at least four additional volumes have been preserved in an arabic translation produced around the year 860 the arabic text contains numerous expansions not found in the greek text including verifications of diophantus's examples and additional problems