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Debnath, Lokenath – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2011
This article deals with a short history of mathematics and mathematical scientists during the ancient and medieval periods. Included are some major developments of the ancient, Indian, Arabic, Egyptian, Greek and medieval mathematics and their significant impact on the Renaissance mathematics. Special attention is given to many results, theorems,…
Descriptors: Mathematics, History, Medieval History, Number Concepts
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Debnath, Lokenath – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2011
This article deals with a brief history of Fibonacci's life and career. It includes Fibonacci's major mathematical discoveries to establish that he was undoubtedly one of the most brilliant mathematicians of the Medieval Period. Special attention is given to the Fibonacci numbers, the golden number and the Lucas numbers and their fundamental…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Numbers, Science Education History, Career Development
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Debnath, Lokenath – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2009
This tricentennial tribute commemorates Euler's major contributions to mathematical and physical sciences. A brief biographical sketch is presented with his major contributions to certain selected areas of number theory, differential and integral calculus, differential equations, solid and fluid mechanics, topology and graph theory, infinite…
Descriptors: Physical Sciences, Number Concepts, Topology, Calculus