Overview
- Follows the movement of mathematical ideas that were spread from India, China, the Islamic world, and Western Europe
- Discusses concepts and ideas developed in different regions in India, China, and Greece
- Includes methods and a computer program to help the reader fully understand the ideas presented for the chapter on calendrical calculations
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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About this book
Ancient Indian Leaps into Mathematics examines these ancient mathematical ideas that were spread throughout India, China, the Islamic world, and Western Europe. Through a systematic approach, it gives an historical account of ancient Indian mathematical traditions and their influence on other parts of the world.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Ancient Indian Leaps into Mathematics
Editors: B.S. Yadav, Man Mohan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-8176-4695-0
Publisher: Birkhäuser Boston, MA
eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-8176-4694-3Published: 28 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-0-8176-4695-0Published: 20 January 2011
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 218
Number of Illustrations: 30 b/w illustrations
Topics: History of Mathematical Sciences, Non-Western Philosophy