Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
A Modern Approach to a Medieval Problem. |
| 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 |
