Small numerical variations in a set of similar problems from Nippur on the area of the square

IF 0.5 3区哲学 Q3 HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

Historia Mathematica Pub Date : 2022-02-01 DOI:10.1016/j.hm.2021.07.004

Charlotte de Varent

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Abstract

This study is based on a set of six tablets dated to the Old-Babylonian period in Mesopotamia, written in cuneiform script, and relating to problems on the areas of squares. Their content is very similar, except for the length measurement of the side of the square. The issue of hypothetical pedagogical issues involved in the choice of numerical values in the statements is addressed by detailing the tasks they imply in the process of problem solving.

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尼普尔在正方形面积上的一组类似问题中的小数值变化

这项研究是基于一组六块石板，可以追溯到美索不达米亚的古巴比伦时期，用楔形文字书写，与正方形面积的问题有关。它们的内容非常相似，除了正方形边的长度测量。通过详细说明在解决问题的过程中所隐含的任务，解决了涉及在陈述中数值选择的假设教学问题。

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Historia Mathematica 数学-科学史与科学哲学

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1.10

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72 days

期刊介绍： Historia Mathematica publishes historical scholarship on mathematics and its development in all cultures and time periods. In particular, the journal encourages informed studies on mathematicians and their work in historical context, on the histories of institutions and organizations supportive of the mathematical endeavor, on historiographical topics in the history of mathematics, and on the interrelations between mathematical ideas, science, and the broader culture.