Date & time
Friday, April 29, 2016
3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
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Professor Dwivedi Memorial Lecture
The Birth of Mathematics in India
Cost
This event is free
Organization
Contact
Dr. Y.P. Chaubey
Ext. 3258
Where
McConnell Library Building
1400 De Maisonneuve W.
Room LB-646
Wheel chair accessible
Yes
Speaker: Dr. Subhash Kak
Regents Professor
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, USA
Abstract: This talk will present an overview of the emergence of mathematics in India beginning with the representation of astronomical knowledge in altar ritual. It will also describe early Indian logic and linguistics that culminated in the great grammar of Sanskrit by Panini in 4,000 algebraic rules. The lecture will also go over scientific texts that make a distinction between associational and transcendental knowledge.
The talk will be followed by a small reception.