Jeffrey Oaks
Biographic Data
| ID | 5638858 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jeffrey Oaks |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jeffrey |
| FAMILY NAME | Oaks |
| SIGNATURE | OAKS J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Indianapolis |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7528-9759 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Jacques Sesiano, An Ancient Greek Treatise on Magic Squares
The two earliest Arabic treatises explaining the construction of magic squares date from the 10th century ad. One is found in the Commentary on the Arithmetical [Introduction] (Kitāb tafsīr al-Arithmāṭīqī) by ʿAlī ibn Aḥmad al-Anṭākī (d. 376 H/ad 987). Only book 3 of the original three books is extant, and that in a single manuscript. This book is divided into three chapters: the first is a collection of arithmetical definitions, statements of pr…
François Viète’s revolution in algebra
Irrational “Coefficients” in Renaissance Algebra
Argument From the time of al-Khwārizmī in the ninth century to the beginning of the sixteenth century algebraists did not allow irrational numbers to serve as coefficients. To multiply $\sqrt {18} $ by x , for instance, the result was expressed as the rhetorical equivalent of $\sqrt {18{x^2}} $ . The reason for this practice has to do with the premodern concept of a monomial. The coefficient, or “number,” of a term was thought of as how many of t…
Communications
Communications To the editor: Edward Constant's excellent article in the April 2006 issue of Technology and Culture, "A Tale of Two Bonanzas: How Knowledgeable Communities Think about Technology" (pp. 253–85), was a joy to read. However, because his elegant theory of the Belief-O-Meter is calibrated by sales figures alone, there are some messy questions that his work leaves unaddressed. Recognizing this, Constant notes that we would need a detail…
Medieval Arabic Algebra as an Artificial Language
Medieval Arabic Algebra as an Artificial Language
Irrational “Coefficients” in Renaissance Algebra
Argument From the time of al-Khwārizmī in the ninth century to the beginning of the sixteenth century algebraists did not allow irrational numbers to serve as coefficients. To multiply $\sqrt {18} $ by x , for instance, the result was expressed as the rhetorical equivalent of $\sqrt {18{x^2}} $ . The reason for this practice has to do with the premodern concept of a monomial. The coefficient, or “number,” of a term was thought of as how many of t…
François Viète’s revolution in algebra
Communications
Communications To the editor: Edward Constant's excellent article in the April 2006 issue of Technology and Culture, "A Tale of Two Bonanzas: How Knowledgeable Communities Think about Technology" (pp. 253–85), was a joy to read. However, because his elegant theory of the Belief-O-Meter is calibrated by sales figures alone, there are some messy questions that his work leaves unaddressed. Recognizing this, Constant notes that we would need a detail…
Medieval Arabic Algebra as an Artificial Language
Irrational “Coefficients” in Renaissance Algebra
Argument From the time of al-Khwārizmī in the ninth century to the beginning of the sixteenth century algebraists did not allow irrational numbers to serve as coefficients. To multiply $\sqrt {18} $ by x , for instance, the result was expressed as the rhetorical equivalent of $\sqrt {18{x^2}} $ . The reason for this practice has to do with the premodern concept of a monomial. The coefficient, or “number,” of a term was thought of as how many of t…
François Viète’s revolution in algebra
Jacques Sesiano, An Ancient Greek Treatise on Magic Squares
The two earliest Arabic treatises explaining the construction of magic squares date from the 10th century ad. One is found in the Commentary on the Arithmetical [Introduction] (Kitāb tafsīr al-Arithmāṭīqī) by ʿAlī ibn Aḥmad al-Anṭākī (d. 376 H/ad 987). Only book 3 of the original three books is extant, and that in a single manuscript. This book is divided into three chapters: the first is a collection of arithmetical definitions, statements of pr…
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