Medievalists.net » Mathematics http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Teaching Math in the Middle Ages http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/23/teaching-math-in-the-middle-ages/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/23/teaching-math-in-the-middle-ages/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2015 21:09:51 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61276 Today I would like to talk about the places mathematics and mathematical pedagogy in particular appear in the Latin writing of the medieval world.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/23/teaching-math-in-the-middle-ages/feed/ 0 Medieval Studies and STEM http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/26/medieval-studies-and-stem/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/26/medieval-studies-and-stem/#comments Sun, 26 Jul 2015 21:02:10 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59997 Here are 15 ways that medieval studies and STEM are working together.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/26/medieval-studies-and-stem/feed/ 0 Mathematical games in Europe around the year 1000 http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/13/mathematical-games-in-europe-around-the-year-1000/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/13/mathematical-games-in-europe-around-the-year-1000/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2015 23:09:45 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=57583 This paper addresses the question: which board games could Gerbert have played? There are also astronomical games.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/13/mathematical-games-in-europe-around-the-year-1000/feed/ 0 Medieval Math Problems http://www.medievalists.net/2015/01/22/medieval-math-problems/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/01/22/medieval-math-problems/#comments Thu, 22 Jan 2015 05:09:51 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=55577 A messenger is sent to a town and advances daily by twenty miles. In how many days will another messenger, sent five days later and advancing daily by thirty miles, overtake him?

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/01/22/medieval-math-problems/feed/ 0 Experience and Meaning in the Cathedral Labyrinth Pilgrimage http://www.medievalists.net/2014/01/15/experience-and-meaning-in-the-cathedral-labyrinth-pilgrimage/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/01/15/experience-and-meaning-in-the-cathedral-labyrinth-pilgrimage/#comments Wed, 15 Jan 2014 23:27:48 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=46689 A medieval design based in Sacred Geometry principles, this unicursal path through concentric circles is a metaphorical container for spiritualjourneying.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/01/15/experience-and-meaning-in-the-cathedral-labyrinth-pilgrimage/feed/ 0 Four Medieval Manuscripts With Mathematical Games http://www.medievalists.net/2014/01/09/four-medieval-manuscripts-with-mathematical-games/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/01/09/four-medieval-manuscripts-with-mathematical-games/#comments Thu, 09 Jan 2014 23:06:11 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=46514 Focuses on the medieval manuscripts of Bodleian Library, Sussex College, Gonville and Caius College that present mathematical games. How the Josephus Problem was presented in Bodleian Library manuscript; Explanation on symbols in Sussex College manuscript which describe the Josephus Problem; Errors of presenting the problem founded in the manuscript of Gonville and Caius College.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/01/09/four-medieval-manuscripts-with-mathematical-games/feed/ 0 Literature, Logic and Mathematics in the Fourteenth Century http://www.medievalists.net/2013/09/27/literature-logic-and-mathematics-in-the-fourteenth-century/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/09/27/literature-logic-and-mathematics-in-the-fourteenth-century/#comments Fri, 27 Sep 2013 17:57:29 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=43882 This thesis assesses the extent to which fourteenth-century Middle English poets were interested in, and influenced by, traditions of thinking about logic and mathematics.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/09/27/literature-logic-and-mathematics-in-the-fourteenth-century/feed/ 0 The Transmission of Medieval Mathematics and the Origins of Gothic Architecture http://www.medievalists.net/2013/08/14/the-transmission-of-medieval-mathematics-and-the-origins-of-gothic-architecture/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/08/14/the-transmission-of-medieval-mathematics-and-the-origins-of-gothic-architecture/#comments Wed, 14 Aug 2013 19:52:02 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=42846 Mathematics and art history, two seemingly separate fields, ultimately relate to and complement one another through the medium of architecture.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/08/14/the-transmission-of-medieval-mathematics-and-the-origins-of-gothic-architecture/feed/ 0 The Calamitous Fourteenth Century in England: All Doom and Gloom? http://www.medievalists.net/2013/05/28/the-calamitous-fourteenth-century-in-england-all-doom-and-gloom/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/05/28/the-calamitous-fourteenth-century-in-england-all-doom-and-gloom/#comments Tue, 28 May 2013 14:52:29 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=41331 This was a fantastic paper given at the Crown and Country in Late medieval England session at KZOO. There were only two papers but both were interesting and enjoyable. This paper delved into the history of science in late medieval England and examined why the fourteenth century, a time that is usually synonymous with doom and gloom, plague and uprising, wasn't all that bad upon closer observation.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/05/28/the-calamitous-fourteenth-century-in-england-all-doom-and-gloom/feed/ 0 The Scientific World of the Crown of Aragon under James I http://www.medievalists.net/2013/03/03/the-scientific-world-of-the-crown-of-aragon-under-james-i/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/03/03/the-scientific-world-of-the-crown-of-aragon-under-james-i/#comments Sun, 03 Mar 2013 18:27:17 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=39557 This article seeks to provide a general overview of the cultural landscape during the reign of James I, with a particular focus on science.

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