Plofker Mathematics in India

Course Book
ISBN: 978-1-4008-3407-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 360 Seiten

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Plofker, Kim

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematik Allgemein Geschichte der Mathematik
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematik Allgemein Philosophie der Mathematik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

FrontMatter, pg. i
Contents, pg. v
Preface, pg. vii
List Of Abbreviations, pg. xiii
Chapter 1. Introduction, pg. 1
Chapter 2. Mathematical Thought in Vedic India, pg. 13
Chapter 3. Mathematical Traces in the Early Classical Period, pg. 43
Chapter 4. The Mathematical Universe, pg. 61
Chapter 5. The Genre of Medieval Mathematics, pg. 121
Chapter 6. The Development of “Canonical” Mathematics, pg. 173
Chapter 7. The School of Madhava in Kerala, pg. 217
Chapter 8. Exchanges with the Islamic World, pg. 255
Chapter 9. Continuity and Changes in the Modern Period, pg. 279
Appendix A. Some Basic Features of Sanskrit Language and Literature, pg. 299
Appendix B. Biographical Data on Indian Mathematicians, pg. 317
Bibliography, pg. 327
Index, pg. 353

Über Autor(innen)

Kim Plofker is visiting assistant professor of mathematics at Union College.