A Modern Approach to a Medieval Problem.
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| Title: | A Modern Approach to a Medieval Problem. |
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| Authors: | Kumar, Awani1 awanieva@eth.net |
| Source: | Mathematics Magazine. Oct2005, Vol. 78 Issue 4, p318-322. 5p. 2 Diagrams. |
| Subject Terms: | *Calculus, Mathematics, Differential equations, Bessel functions, Mathematical notation |
| Abstract: | Proposes a modern approach to a pursuit problem from "Lilavati," a mathematical treatise written by 12th century Indian mathematician and astronomer Bhaskaracharya. Notation for the pursuit problem; Differential equations for the problem; Solution to the problem. |
| Database: | Education Research Complete |
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