Study Of The Historical Origin Of Communication And Mathematics

Communication is a comprehensive subject, the relationship between Communication and Mathematics is historical origins. From the historical view, the paper finds that Math run through the history of Communication, and effects its development.The people who is very important to Communication, some has the degrees of Math, such as Paul F. Lazarsfeld, Carl Holland, Shannon, Wiener; some study Communication than contain math, or they use mathematical method in the study; for mathematical and statistical method, Communication is accepted by academic university; quantitative research remain the dominant mold in America; all countries attach importance to quantitative research, it's students choose study quantitative research in America.Some concepts of Communication are from the math, or they are expressed by mathematical formula. The notion of information, its measure formula and the math models of communication are from the work "the mathematical theory of Communication" of Shannon; the notion of feedback is from Wiener's cybernetics. All of these are worthy of scholar's attention and study.Quantitative research makes Communication more academic, and the advanced mathematical method propel the Communication research.In America, scholars often use mathematical method in communication studies, and they are successful. Because of these, as a subject, Communication is accepted by American academic university. In other countries, mathematical method will help communication there get out of the difficult position.The paper involved that from the European origin to the American origin of the Communication; from American forerunners in the field of Communication to the school of Chicago that effected the Communication greatly; from Communication is a specialized field of the college of Journalism, to the build of the department of Communication; from the concepts and formulas to the study method of Communication, and the present situation of the Communication through out the world. The paper found a line of Mathematics in the field of Communication, and its affections in the field of Communication. The writer hopes that the paper is meaningful for the researchers and learners of Communication.