STEM education in ancient Mesopotamian period: Looking through few Mathematics Problems

Perumal Pillai  Purushothaman; Ellappa Subramani  Suresh; Ayyathurai Meenakshi Sundara  Ramasamy; Chandrasekaran  Hariharasudhan

doi:10.57040/icetis.vi.7

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Published: Feb 23, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.57040/icetis.vi.7

Keywords:

Babylonian, Cuneiform, Diagonals, Mathematics, Square root

Perumal Pillai Purushothaman

Agni College of Technology, Chennai, India

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4492-1461

Ellappa Subramani Suresh

NITTTR, Chennai, India

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9439-4316

Ayyathurai Meenakshi Sundara Ramasamy

Pondhicherry University, Pondhicherry, India

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2808-8764

Chandrasekaran Hariharasudhan

Chennai Institute of Technology, Chennai, India

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2581-580X

Abstract

This paper attempts to see mathematical teaching situations through few selected problems of Babylonian period which were worked out by other researchers. Thus, it was possible to relate present day situations both at colleges and in the construction fields. As mathematics is basic science and Sumerian – Babylonian contributed place value number system for future development of science, the study shows a streak in the past education system.

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Purushothaman, P. P. ., Suresh, E. S. ., Ramasamy, A. M. S. ., & Hariharasudhan, C. . (2022). STEM education in ancient Mesopotamian period: Looking through few Mathematics Problems. International Conference on Emerging Technology and Interdisciplinary Sciences, 52–56. https://doi.org/10.57040/icetis.vi.7