1. Two curious mathematical cuneiform texts from old Babylonian Mari. 1.1. A fanciful interpretation of a geometric progression. 1.2. Another curious mathematical text from OB Mari -- 2. Hieratic mathematical papyri and cuneiform mathematical texts. 2.1. Themes in P. Rhind, a la…
Mesopotamian mathematics is known from a great number of cuneiform texts, most of them Old Babylonian, some Late Babylonian or pre-Old-Babylonian, and has been intensively studied during the last couple of decades. In contrast to this Egyptian mathematics is known from only a sm…
"Numbers -- Fractions -- Operations -- Simplification -- Techniques and strategies -- Miscellany -- Base based mathematics -- Judgment day."
The mathematics of ancient Egypt was fundamentally different from our math today. Contrary to what people might think, it wasn't a primitive forerunner of modern mathematics. In fact, it can't be understood using our current computational methods. Count Like an Egyptian provides…