Arithmos IX - Keralese Mathematics

From: Saturday, August 9, 2003, 2:00 pm
To: Sunday, August 10, 2003, 12:30.
Location: Brown University
Providence, RI
Contact: Kim Plofker, Kim_Plofker@Brown.edu
Reading List: Email Kim for hard copy of these readings, except those from Katz' book, which is widely available.
1. Katz, A History of Mathematics: an Introduction
  - Section 6.5, "Introduction to the Mathematics of Medieval India"
  - Section 6.6, "Indian Trigonometry and Surveying"
  - Section 12.3, "Power Series"
2. Plofker, "Bio-bibliographical notes on Keralese power series"
3. Aryabhata, Aryabhatiya, Ganita section, verses 9cd--12, 19--22 (tr. Shukla and Sarma, pp.44--54, 60--66)
4. Nilakantha, excerpts from the Aryabhatiyabhasya on Aryabhatiya Ganita 19--22 (tr. Plofker)
5. Hayashi, Kusuba, and Yano, "Madhava's Methods for Calculating the Circumference of a Circle" (tr. Ikeyama, pp. 1--5, 11--26)
6. Sankara, excerpts from the Yuktidipika on Tantrasangraha 2, 15 (tr. Plofker)
Schedule:
- Saturday, 12:00, optional lunch for early arrivers
- Saturday, 2:00 pm, afternoon session begins
- Saturday, 6:30 pm, dinner
- Sunday, early, optional fun run
- Sunday, 9:00 am, morning session begins
- Sunday, 12:30, farewells and optional lunch
Note: this meeting will be followed by the Euler 2003 conference in Ports mouth, RI

Last modified: JuLy 29, 2003.