At the 2nd People’s Education Congress, Mumbai, March 2009, a panel is planned on history and philosophy of science in science education. At the moment the focus is on math education. For the announcement, see, http://ckraju.net/calculus/panel-hps-in-science-education-2pec.html.
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Dear Mr Pitroda, It was nice to meet you again at the FICCI gathering a few days ago. There wasn’t enough time for me to clarify what I was saying, so let me do so here. 1. First, I agree with you that a major change is needed in the…
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31 July 2008 is D. D. Kosambi’s 101st birthday. This is surely an occasion for historians to remember, because of Kosambi’s stature as a historian. His as-yet unmatched knowledge of languages and Indian culture (both “high” and “low”) gave tremendous depth to his pioneering account of Indian history from a…
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— On Mon, 19/5/08, rajchak1 <rajchak1@…> wrote: Subject: [indiantheory] Re: Brahmagupta 2) More important: What is your opinion of the Wikipedia history of Indian mathematics and how can it be revised to diminish what you describe as its Eurocentric focus? Raj: Let us try and put together the two things:…
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Euclid is one of the pillars of the story that mathematics originated in Greece. But Euclid is a fake. Ask yourself: do you really know of any evidence of Euclid?
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— On Mon, 19/5/08, rajchak1 rajchak1@… wrote: Subject: [indiantheory] Re: Brahmagupta
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— In indiantheory@yahoogroups.com, “rajchak1” <rajchak1@…> wrote: > > The article “Resonance_brahmagupta.pdf” should be available under > Files on the options bar at the left of the screen … > The article isn’t super-recent, but I thought it might be of interest. > I took a look at this article, and…
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Subject: Buddhist mathematics on Ambedkar jayanti Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:57:48 +0000 religious and political considerations have penetrated the content of mathematics and science. I pointed out the cultural dependence of logic—that Buddhist and Jain logics are not 2-valued…What kind of mathematics, science and technology would result from different…
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The review of Cultural Foundations of Mathematics which appeared in The Hindu on 12 Feb. http://www.thehindu.com/br/2008/02/12/stories/2008021250101700.htm
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How does Aryabhata’s value of pi compare with Ptolemy’s?