aalok thakkar: qrmt

summer 2025: fc-0306

A page from a manuscript of Lilavati (1650 edition).

Course Outline and Lectures:


The following is a tentative outline for the classes, lectures, and required reading for the course.


Date Module Lecture Description Reading
Jul 7 1 1 Introduction, Logistics, and Overview Articles I and II
Jul 8 2 Mathematics in the Ancient World Article III
Jul 9 3 Mathematics in the Vedic Age Article IV and V
Jul 10 4 More Geometric Constructions
Jul 14 5 What is Vedic about Vedic Mathematics? Article VI
Jul 15 2 6 Is NASA Programming in Sanskrit? Article VII and VIII, Tool I
Jul 16 7 The Chhandashastra of Pingala Article IX
Jul 17 8 The Principle of Mathematical Induction
Jul 21 3 9 The Aryabhatiya of Aryabhata
Jul 22 10 The Brahmasphutasiddhanta of Brahmagupta
Jul 23 11 Mathematics of India in Translation
Jul 24 4 12 The Leelavati of Bhaskaracharya
Jul 28 13 The Bijaganita of Bhaskaracharya
Jul 29 14 The Kuttaka Algorithm This
Jul 30 15 The Bhavana Method This, This, and This
Jul 31 - - Midterm Exam
Aug 4 5 16 The Kerala School of Mathematics
Aug 5 17 Development of Calculus in India
Aug 6 18 Development of Trigonometry in India
Aug 7 19 Proofs in Indian Mathematics
Aug 11 6 20 Prime Numbers
Aug 12 21 The Works of Srinivasa Ramanujan
Aug 13 22 AKS Primality Testing
Aug 14 - - Fire Altar Construction