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Ancient Indian Mathematics: Sulbasutras – A Mathematical Review
Śulbasūtras, which are compositions from the first millennium BCE, related to the activity of construction of vedis (altars) and citis (fireplaces)...
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Is Mathematics Connected to Religion?
Modern mathematics has been shaped by the process of secularization of science. Yet even some present-day mathematicians use religious terms behind...
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Ancient Indian Mathematics: Sulbasutras – A Mathematical Review
Śulbasūtras, which are compositions from the first millennium BCE, related to the activity of construction of vedis (altars) and citis (fireplaces)...
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Ramification of the Indian Concept of Void/Śūnya
Brahmagupta opened a new vista of Indian mathematics on the foundation of algebra in his Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta. He was the first in history to define...
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Finitism in Greek Mathematics
In today’s mathematics, the infinite is present almost everywhere, and it could hardly be expressed better than the way HERRMANN WEYL described...
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The Mathematics of László Lovász
This is an exposition of the contributions of László Lovász to mathematics and computer science written on the occasion of the bestowal of the Abel...
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The Skies Are Falling: Mathematics for Non-Mathematicians
AbstractMathematical education, both mass education, and university education of non-mathematicians, are in an abominable state, and rapidly...
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Is Mathematics Connected to Religion?
Modern mathematics has been shaped by the process of secularization of science. Yet even some present-day mathematicians use religious terms behind...
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Bugia and the Encounter with Arab Mathematics
This chapter recounts the life of Fibonacci in Bugia; during his stay Fibonacci learned Arabic, studied mathematics, and traveled throughout North...
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Structural Semiotics as an Ontology of Mathematics
This chapter introduces a minimalist framework for structuralist and post-structuralist semiotics based on the work of de Saussure, Lévi Strauss, and...
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The Work of a Mathematician As a Prefiguring of Mastering Mathematics by Students: The Role of Experiments
AbstractThis paper considers an approach to mathematical education adequate to the task of develo** mathematics and its applications in the 21th...
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A Brief History of Mathematics A Promenade through the Civilizations of Our World
This volume, originally published in China and translated into four other languages, presents a fascinating and unique account of the history of...
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Notable Modern Indian Mathematicians and Statisticians During the 19th and 20th Centuries of Bengal
This book provides a comprehensive portrayal of the history of Indian mathematicians and statisticians and uncovers many missing parts of the...
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Roman Mathematics
Since the Romans built enormous aqueducts, fortresses, port facilities, border walls, and bridges throughout the empire – from Scotland to the...
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Structural Semiotics as an Ontology of Mathematics
This paper introduces a minimalist framework for structuralist and post-structuralist semiotics based on the work of de Saussure, Lévi Strauss, and...
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Ramanujan’s Mathematics: Further Glimpses
The earliest contributions of Ramanujan to Mathematics were in the form of Questions and/or Answers to questions in the Journal of the Indian...
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Mathematics, Writing and Notation
In Chap. 2 we argued that the first primitive forms of mathematical thinking in terms of a...
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Some Outstanding Minds from the Indian Statistical Institute
In this chapter, some brief discussions will be made on 7 renowned researchers who were trained in ISI and/or University of Calcutta and while...
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Mathematics in Astronomy at Harvard College Before 1839 as a Case Study for Teaching Historical Writing in Mathematics Courses
Writing a research paper is an important but challenging milestone for secondary and undergraduate students, one that does not need to be limited to...