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KERALA SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS:ORIENTATION,CO
NCERNS AND PERSPECTIVESC.Rajendran
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History of Indian mathematicsSix periods
Harappan(3000-1500BC) Vedic(1500-500BC) Late Vedic/Jaina(500-200BC) Bakshali Ms Period(200BC-400AD) Classical(400-1200AD) Medieval(1200-1600AD)
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Some very outstanding contributions
‘Arabic’ numerals Decimal system?
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Harappan Mathemaatics:Orientations
1.2 million Kilometers :Indus valley, parts of east Punjab, Uttar Pradesh Northern Rajasthan, Costal Gujarat, Northern area of Persian border.
Linked with town planning: brick technology: uniform ratio4:2:1
Mensuration: Weights Series of a standard ‘plumb bob’ with decimal ratio:0.05,0.1,0.2,0.5,1,2,10,20,50,100,200,500 …..
Indus scale :accurate (A shell 66.2millimeter with nine exactly parallel divisions ‘Indus inch’ 1.32 inch
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“Vedic” Mathematics How ‘vedic’ is Swami Bharati Krishna
Tirthaji’s Vedic Mathematics? 16 sutras and 13 sub sutras from a
parisista of Atharvaveda??
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Multiplication: An example 88X96=8448
90X95=8550
Number Deficiency from 10088 1296 484 48
Number Deficiency90 1095 585 50
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Vedic Mathematics:Astronomical and ritualistic orientations
Necessity of selecting auspicious time for ritual
Construction of altar: Brick technology Vedangas: Jyotisa and Kalpa>sulbasutras
as ’chord’ geometry Baudhayana, (800BC)Apastamba,(600BC)
Katyayana(200BC) Home worship and community worship ‘falcon altar ‘ community ritual Sulbas for craftsmen for laying altars?
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Sulba geometry Pythagoras theorem(Apastamba and
Baudhayana) Merging equal/unequal squares to obtain
a third square To transform a rectangle into a square of
equal area Squaring a circle/circling a square Evaluating irrational square roots to a
high degree of approximation √2=1.4142156…..
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Jaina Mathematics Decline of Vedic sacrifice Jaina scientific temperament:
Anekantavada Delinking from ritual: Mathematics
cultivated for its own sake Philosophical preoccupations Number theory Permutations and combinations Binomial theorem Jaina Astronomy
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Main works Suryaprajnapti Jambudvipaprajnapti Uttaradhyayanasutra Bhagavatisutra Anuyogadvarasutra
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Features of Jaina Mathematics Enumeration of very large
numbers :Measure of time called Sirsa prahelika 75X10x(8400000)28 days
Sequences, progressions possibly influenced by their philosophical theory of cosmological structures: Concentric rings of alternate continents and oceans
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‘Bakshali’ Period Mathematics becomes more practical
and applied to everyday problem Devoted to arithematics and algebra The method becomes more systematic (1) Sutra- statement of rule (2)Udaharana-Statement of example (3)Karana-Operation of the rule
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Classical Period Revival in the middle of the first millennium Kusumapura, Ujjayini and Mysore emerge as
three centers Incorporation of Babylonian and Hellenistic
ideas Emergence of Siddhantas containing
astronomical methods and practices Zodiac system replaces stellar astronomy Planetary movements and eclipses correctly
calculated.
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Major Astronmers -mathematicians of the Classical period
AryabhataI (AD 476)Kusumapura Brahmagupta(AD 598)Ujjayini Mahavira (AD 850)Mysore Sridhara(AD900)Bengal/S.India? Bhaskaracharya(BhaskaraII)
(1114)Ujjayini Narayana Pandita(1370) Delhi
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Medieval Kerala School of Mathematics
Marks the zenith of achievement in Mathematics and astronomy in 14-17 centuries
No external influence Probably influenced Western
mathematics
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Antecedents Vararuci :Katapayadi system Haridatta (650-700)introduced Parahita
system based on Aryabhatiya Govindasvami (first half of 9th century )
author of bhasya on Mahabhaskariya Sankaranarayana (825-900) patronized
by King Kulasekhara Ravivarma of Mahodayapura
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Major authors Madhava of Sangamagrama(1340-1425) Paramesvara of Vatasseri(1360-
1445)Founder of Drgganita system –watched eclipses for 55 years Alattur village on Nila Bank Also a famous astrologer
Nilakantha Somayajin(1443-1543) Kelallur at Trkkantiyur Became a Somayajin after performing a soma sacrifice. Corresponded with Sundararaja of Tamilnadu on astronomical matters;Patronised by Alvancheri Tamprakkal-misunderstandings
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Sankara Varier of Trikkutaveli((1500-60) Sankara of Mahisamangalam(1494-1570) Jyesthadeva(1500-100)Yuktibhasa Trikkantiyur Acyuta Pisaroti(1550-1621) Putumana Somayajin(1700-60) Sankaravarman of Katattanadu (1800-
38)Sadratnamala
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Kerala’s contributions: An Overview
Gregory and Leibniz series for the inverse tangent
The power series for π [usually attributed to Newton]and a number of rational approximations
The Newton power series for sine and cosine and approximation for sine and cosine functions[usually attributed to Tylor]
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Did Kerala Mathematics migrate to the West ? Views of Raju C.K
In 16th C Jesuit missionaries were translating and transmitting very many Indian texts to Europe
Their activities were centered in the vicinity of their Cochin College
They were teaching Malayalam to local children Yuktibhasa and other related texts were in common use
there for purposes like calendar making Infinite series in these Indian texts started appearing in
works of Cavalieri,Pascal,Gregory etc from 1630 onwards These European scholars had access to Jesuit archives at
the Cochin College Romano Tylor series expansions are found in mathematics/
astronomy/ Jyotisha texts , like those of Madhava, Nilaknatha and Jyesthadeva
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Circumstances of migration
Jesuits required local calendar knowhow Their Calendars off the mark with clumsy Roman
numerals making it difficult to handle fractions European Navigators like Numes, Mercator,
Stevin, and Clavius desperately required good calendar with trigonometric value of Indian texts
European governments required good navigational methods for reliable trade routes to India.
Vasco da Gama required an Indian Pilot for navigation in the Indian ocean.
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European Project European navigation theorist Nunes appointed Professor of
Mathematics in 1529 Spanish [1567],Dutch[1636]French[1666]and British[1711]
institute prizes French Royal Academy and British Royal Society established
mainly to tackle navigational problems Prior to Clock technology of 18th C, navigational problems had to
be tackled on the basis of ‘celestial’ navigation, based on mathematics and astronomy, as found in Kerala texts
Latitude problem required a correction of European calendar by 10 days
Change in the date of equinoxes and Easter becomes necessary Trained Jesuits sent to India Ricci[1581] ‘Trying to understand Jyotisa from an intelligent
Brahmin or an honest moor ‘in the vicinity of Cochin
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Conclusions: Orientations ,Concerns and Perspectives
Indian mathematics Harappan period:practical issues
Vedic period:Ritual, linked with astronomy
Jaina philosophical inputs Kerala: Astronomy,Astrology,Ritual,
Vastuvidya Migration: Navigation
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