1. By: Bilal Faruk

2. Introduction of number zero These are actually two different questions, because zero here has two uses a place holder for digits, and as a value itself on the real number line.

3. Historical facts of number zero  there is no number that is the value of a number divided by zero.  The lack of such a symbol was one of the serious drawbacks of Greek mathematics.  zero has certain special properties in connection with the four fundamental operations.

4. The importance of zero zero became a necessity, especially in a base-ten system where multiples of ten are denoted by the addition of a zero. The number zero as a standalone entity truly became important with the advent of algebra, for often times in solving an algebraic equation, the number zero becomes a crucial element by itself.

5. Concluding summary I found my presentation a little nervous and I only used 2 references to get some of the information.

6. references 1. http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080216041326AAsDd1E http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080216041326AAsDd1E 2. http://education.yahoo.com/reference/encyclopedia/entry/zero http://education.yahoo.com/reference/encyclopedia/entry/zero 3. http://www.google.mw/imgres?imgurl=http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/img_temp/decals/numbers/dc0_hi.gif&imgr efurl=http://www.thecompliancecenter.com/placards/numbers.htm&usg=__8JG5cXHRBZi5Sq93YdKsqMYQiDI=&h=405&w =350&sz=6&hl=en&start=4&zoom=1&tbnid=I_cJoLkxBTKXVM:&tbnh=124&tbnw=107&ei=mZGXT- bQBYqK4gS3_e3EBg&itbs=1