Indian mathematicians and their contributions pdf

The objective of this study is to find out Indian Mathematicians and their contributions covered in NCERT Mathematics text books in developing of positive attitude towards in learning of mathematics. A descriptive analysis method was used for the present study. The study revealed that, a total of 33 mathematicians were introduced in a total of 79 chapters for a total of 5 classes starting from class 6 th to 10 th class. Results indicates that, there were 27 western mathematicians and 6 Indian mathematicians' contribution mentioned at Secondary level NCERT mathematics textbooks starting from class 6 th to 10 th class. This is reasonably good, but mentioning of contribution of Indian mathematicians only 6 which is significantly less comparing with the contribution western mathematicians. The contribution of Indian mathematicians in the field of mathematics is far more than western mathematicians. Hence, this study is suggesting that, there is a need to introduce a good number of Indian Mathematician contributions to Secondary level mathematics textbooks to develop positive attitude among the learners and to appreciate the mathematics subject and contribution of Indian mathematicians in the field of mathematics. This article highlights the OER initiatives receiving National Mission on Education through ICT (NME-ICT) support during the Eleventh and Twelfth Five Year Plan period. The MHRD has established the NME through ICT in 2008 for creating learning contents for students an...

Indian mathematics, the The mathematics of classical Indian civilization is an intriguing blend of the familiar and the strange. For the modern individual, Indian decimal place-value numerals may seem familiar—and, in fact, they are the ancestors of the modern ganita (Sanskrit: “computation”) was a form of knowledge whose mastery implied varied talents: a good memory, swift and accurate mental arithmetic, enough logical power to understand rules without requiring minute explanations, and a sort of numerical This article covers the history of mathematics in the see Ancient traces Vedic number words and geometry Sanskrit, the classical language of 12—well beyond the thousands and ten thousands familiar to other ancient c. 1000 bce; “Vedic The people who left these traces of their thinking about numbers were members of the bce Sulbasutras (“Cord-Rules”), collections of brief Square root of √ 2). Different shapes and sizes of sacrificial altars were described as conferring different benefits—such as wealth, sons, and attainment of heaven—upon the sponsor of the sacrifice. Perhaps these ritual associations originally inspired the development of this geometric knowledge, or perhaps it was the other way around: the beauty and harmony of the geometric discoveries were sacralized by The post-Vedic context During the rise of bce, the connection between mathematical and religious thought persisted. But instead of altar constructions for animal sacrifices, which Buddhist and Jain prin...

The Republic of India, a country located in South Asia, famous for being the world second most populated country. India has made many contributions to this world, their cuisine, spices, art and literature, textiles, theatre (Bollywood) and so much more. However, some of the greatest contributions have been their contributions in mathematics stretching far back from ancient history to the modern day. The Indian geniuses have made revolutionary changes in the world of mathematics and made advancements and specializations in the world today. Therefore it is important for us to appreciate these fifteen famous Indian mathematicians and find out exactly what they have contributed for us! 1. Srinivasa Ramanujan Ramanujan the mathematical genius taught himself math after he dropped out of high school due to his failure in the English subject. He is most famously known for his contribution in analytical theory of numbers, elliptic functions, continued fractions and infinite series. He was also invited to England on his set of 120 theorems that he sent to Cambridge. He further made many mathematical demonstrations in his lifetime, all of which are beyond the scope of this article. He taught a greater valuable lesson, that failure isn’t permanent as he did not let his failure bring him down and continued to teach himself mathematics, which he was passionate about. He has been the inspiration of many mathematicians, not just in India but all over the world. 2. Aryabhata Aryabhata from...

Author • Christian Yates Senior Lecturer in Mathematical Biology, University of Bath Disclosure statement Christian Yates does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. Partners The Conversation UK receives funding from these organisations View the full list It should come as no surprise that the first recorded use of the number zero, As well as giving us the concept of zero, Indian mathematicians made seminal contributions to the study of The number system As far back as 1200 BC, mathematical knowledge was being written down as part of a large body of knowledge known as No abacus needed. Shutterstock These accessible mechanical tools for working with mathematical concepts, in combination with a strong and open scholastic and scientific culture, meant that, by around 600AD, all the ingredients were in place for an explosion of mathematical discoveries in India. In comparison, these sorts of tools were not popularised in the West until the early 13th century, though Solutions of quadratic equations In the seventh century, the first written evidence of the rules for working with zero were formalised in the Rules for negative numbers Brahmagupta also demonstrated rules for working with negative numbers. He referred to This latter statement is the same as the rule we learn in school, that if you subtract a negative n...

The history of any remote ancient civilization is often surrounded by mystery and controversy. Even now, Western scholars have not given enough credit to the work of some of the ancient Indian mathematicians, particularly Brahmagupta and Bhāskara II, despite the fact that their entire works were translated into English by the British Sanskrit scholar Henry Thomas Colebrooke in the early part of the nineteenth century. The purpose of this article is to set forth the facts and leave the reader to interpret and assess them according to his own understanding of the subject. A sincere attempt has been made to do so. Due to limitations of space, this article discusses only some of the mathematical accomplishments of only a few outstanding mathematicians of ancient India. Keywords • Integral Solution • Mathematical Accomplishment • Unit Fraction • Decimal System • INDIAN Mathematician These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves. • Balagangadharan. ‘A consolidated list of Hindu mathematical works.’ Mathematics Student 15: 59–69, 1947. • Bannerji, H. C. Colebrooke’s Translation of Lilāvati. Calcutta: The Book Company Limited, 1927. • Bapudeva, Sastri and Pandit Chandradeva, eds. Siddhānta Śiromani of Bhāskara II. Benares: n.p., 1891. • Bell, E. T. Development of Mathematics. New York: McGraw Hill Book Company, 1945. • Bose, D. M., S. N. Sen and B. V. Subbarayappa. A Conc...

Indian mathematics, the The mathematics of classical Indian civilization is an intriguing blend of the familiar and the strange. For the modern individual, Indian decimal place-value numerals may seem familiar—and, in fact, they are the ancestors of the modern ganita (Sanskrit: “computation”) was a form of knowledge whose mastery implied varied talents: a good memory, swift and accurate mental arithmetic, enough logical power to understand rules without requiring minute explanations, and a sort of numerical This article covers the history of mathematics in the see Ancient traces Vedic number words and geometry Sanskrit, the classical language of 12—well beyond the thousands and ten thousands familiar to other ancient c. 1000 bce; “Vedic The people who left these traces of their thinking about numbers were members of the bce Sulbasutras (“Cord-Rules”), collections of brief Square root of √ 2). Different shapes and sizes of sacrificial altars were described as conferring different benefits—such as wealth, sons, and attainment of heaven—upon the sponsor of the sacrifice. Perhaps these ritual associations originally inspired the development of this geometric knowledge, or perhaps it was the other way around: the beauty and harmony of the geometric discoveries were sacralized by The post-Vedic context During the rise of bce, the connection between mathematical and religious thought persisted. But instead of altar constructions for animal sacrifices, which Buddhist and Jain prin...

The Republic of India, a country located in South Asia, famous for being the world second most populated country. India has made many contributions to this world, their cuisine, spices, art and literature, textiles, theatre (Bollywood) and so much more. However, some of the greatest contributions have been their contributions in mathematics stretching far back from ancient history to the modern day. The Indian geniuses have made revolutionary changes in the world of mathematics and made advancements and specializations in the world today. Therefore it is important for us to appreciate these fifteen famous Indian mathematicians and find out exactly what they have contributed for us! 1. Srinivasa Ramanujan Ramanujan the mathematical genius taught himself math after he dropped out of high school due to his failure in the English subject. He is most famously known for his contribution in analytical theory of numbers, elliptic functions, continued fractions and infinite series. He was also invited to England on his set of 120 theorems that he sent to Cambridge. He further made many mathematical demonstrations in his lifetime, all of which are beyond the scope of this article. He taught a greater valuable lesson, that failure isn’t permanent as he did not let his failure bring him down and continued to teach himself mathematics, which he was passionate about. He has been the inspiration of many mathematicians, not just in India but all over the world. 2. Aryabhata Aryabhata from...

The history of any remote ancient civilization is often surrounded by mystery and controversy. Even now, Western scholars have not given enough credit to the work of some of the ancient Indian mathematicians, particularly Brahmagupta and Bhāskara II, despite the fact that their entire works were translated into English by the British Sanskrit scholar Henry Thomas Colebrooke in the early part of the nineteenth century. The purpose of this article is to set forth the facts and leave the reader to interpret and assess them according to his own understanding of the subject. A sincere attempt has been made to do so. Due to limitations of space, this article discusses only some of the mathematical accomplishments of only a few outstanding mathematicians of ancient India. Keywords • Integral Solution • Mathematical Accomplishment • Unit Fraction • Decimal System • INDIAN Mathematician These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves. • Balagangadharan. ‘A consolidated list of Hindu mathematical works.’ Mathematics Student 15: 59–69, 1947. • Bannerji, H. C. Colebrooke’s Translation of Lilāvati. Calcutta: The Book Company Limited, 1927. • Bapudeva, Sastri and Pandit Chandradeva, eds. Siddhānta Śiromani of Bhāskara II. Benares: n.p., 1891. • Bell, E. T. Development of Mathematics. New York: McGraw Hill Book Company, 1945. • Bose, D. M., S. N. Sen and B. V. Subbarayappa. A Conc...

The objective of this study is to find out Indian Mathematicians and their contributions covered in NCERT Mathematics text books in developing of positive attitude towards in learning of mathematics. A descriptive analysis method was used for the present study. The study revealed that, a total of 33 mathematicians were introduced in a total of 79 chapters for a total of 5 classes starting from class 6 th to 10 th class. Results indicates that, there were 27 western mathematicians and 6 Indian mathematicians' contribution mentioned at Secondary level NCERT mathematics textbooks starting from class 6 th to 10 th class. This is reasonably good, but mentioning of contribution of Indian mathematicians only 6 which is significantly less comparing with the contribution western mathematicians. The contribution of Indian mathematicians in the field of mathematics is far more than western mathematicians. Hence, this study is suggesting that, there is a need to introduce a good number of Indian Mathematician contributions to Secondary level mathematics textbooks to develop positive attitude among the learners and to appreciate the mathematics subject and contribution of Indian mathematicians in the field of mathematics. This article highlights the OER initiatives receiving National Mission on Education through ICT (NME-ICT) support during the Eleventh and Twelfth Five Year Plan period. The MHRD has established the NME through ICT in 2008 for creating learning contents for students an...

Author • Christian Yates Senior Lecturer in Mathematical Biology, University of Bath Disclosure statement Christian Yates does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. Partners It should come as no surprise that the first recorded use of the number zero, As well as giving us the concept of zero, Indian mathematicians made seminal contributions to the study of The number system As far back as 1200 BC, mathematical knowledge was being written down as part of a large body of knowledge known as No abacus needed. Shutterstock These accessible mechanical tools for working with mathematical concepts, in combination with a strong and open scholastic and scientific culture, meant that, by around 600AD, all the ingredients were in place for an explosion of mathematical discoveries in India. In comparison, these sorts of tools were not popularised in the West until the early 13th century, though Solutions of quadratic equations In the seventh century, the first written evidence of the rules for working with zero were formalised in the Rules for negative numbers Brahmagupta also demonstrated rules for working with negative numbers. He referred to This latter statement is the same as the rule we learn in school, that if you subtract a negative number, it is the same as adding a positive number. Brahmagupta also knew that “Th...