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- The Ahmes Code
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Egypt
No calculators, just a brush and papyrus
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David Reimer, associate professor of mathematics and statistics, presented "The Strange Math of the Egyptians" at the College on Nov 14.
The lecture focused on re-evaluating how modern mathematicians view ancient Egyptian mathematics.
Reimer, who is currently writing his own textbook, has studied the history of math going back to simple calculations by cavemen, but ancient Egypt "is really a favorite subject," he said.
"I maintain that Egyptian math is faster than our math," Reimer argued. "I can perform Egyptian math nearly twice as fast at my best."
Reimer backed this statement with a brief history on ancient Egypt and how its math was created. Two texts on ancient Egyptian math currently exist, the Rhind and Moscow papyri, however, half of the Moscow papyrus has disappeared.
See the above page for more.
- Analyzing The Book Of The Dead
Analyzing Pigments in the Book of the Dead Using XRF Spectroscopy Brooklyn Museum blog (Caitlin Jenkins) With excellent photos and diagrams. One of the many scientific analytical techniques used in art conservation is called X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy,...
- Math Puzzles’ Oldest Ancestors Took Form On Egyptian Papyrus
New York Times (Pam Belluck) I met a man with seven wives. ...” You may know this singsong quiz, But what you might not know is this: That it began with ancient Egypt’s Early math-filled manuscripts. It’s true. That very British-sounding St. Ives...
- New Book: Ancient Egypt And Us
Florida Weekly Professor Adrian Kerr, a resident of Southwest Florida, has spent more than 30 years regularly visiting Egypt, Turkey, Greece, Iraq and Israel to study the ancient civilizations of the Middle East. His recently published book, "Ancient...
- Exhibition: Egypt: Puzzles And Mysteries
Denver YourHub Opening August 4th, Egypt: Puzzles and Mysteries is an engaging, thought-provoking exhibit which explores the geography, history, technology and mystery of ancient Egypt. Through hands-on interactive components, kids of all ages discover...
- The Ahmes Code
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2007/844/heritage.htm"The Egyptians needed fractions to divide food and supplies according to specific ratios. Fractions were so important that of the 87 problems in the Ahmes Papyrus only six did not involve them. Likewise,...