VIC112Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-end: Rhind Mathematical Papyrus, Moscow Mathematical Papyrus, Logic Puzzle
17 Apr 2016
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Plato proclaimed dialecic reasoning to be only useful method of gaining knowledge. Catharsis was word used by aristotle to describe sense of emoional relief resuling from watching tragic drama on stage. Book of games was one of best selling books of enire medieval period (taught how to play games) First intelligence test was riddle of the sphinx solved by oedipus. Famous labyrinths include temple constructed by amenemhet iii in egypt and prison built on island of crete. Ancient puzzles talks about irst mathemaical game of humanity (consists of two dice) Ahmes papyrus also referred to as the rhind papyrus. Rhind papyrus more interesing than the moscow papyrus. I ching used two basic lines- yin(broken line) and yang(unbroken line) to draw symbols. Lines number symbolic answers to spiritual quesions. Ahmes papyrus"s problem 79 involved exponenial muliples of 7. Book of abacus writen by fibonacci also used muliples of 7. Arithmeica by diophantus used to solve algebraic equaions.
