Title
More Classroom Activities Based on Ancient Indian Rope Geometry
Department
Mathematics
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-2018
Abstract
Several GeoGebra applets and other classroom activities based on the Śulba-sūtras can be found in a previous article by the authors, "Ancient Indian Rope Geometry in the Classroom" [Huffman and Thuong], in Convergence. The current article is a continuation with additional GeoGebra applets and activities based on the translation found in [Sen and Bag] of the Baudhāyana-śulba-sūtra and its instructions for construction of fire altars. Mathematical ideas included measurement, constructing right angles, transforming from one geometric shape to another such as square to rectangle or trapezoid, approximating irrational numbers like square root of 2 and π, working with fractions, and an equivalent of the Pythagorean theorem prior to Pythagoras.
Recommended Citation
Huffman, Cynthia J. Ph.D. and Thuong, Scott Van Ph.D., "More Classroom Activities Based on Ancient Indian Rope Geometry" (2018). University Author Reception Submissions. 7.
https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/uar_submissions/7
Comments
https://www.maa.org/press/periodicals/convergence/more-classroom-activities-based-on-ancient-indian-rope-geometry