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Number Systems Ancient to Modern - The Babylonians - Sociology and Pure Maths

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This course examines the Old Babylonian base-60 arithmetic system, its reciprocal and multiplication/division tables, and procedures for solving quadratic equations. It situates these methods in ancient Mesopotamia and compares them with modern base-10 arithmetic.

Syllabus

Intro to the Mesopotamians!
Birth of writing 3500 B.C.E
Sexagesimal arithmetical system
The Babylonian scribes relied on tables
Old Babylonian reciprocal table
Multiplication/division tables
Combined multiplication/division tables

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Insights into Mathematics

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