Ancient Mathematics: What's new? | Ancient Mathematics | N J Wildberger

What did ancient mathematics look like? If we go back before the Sumerians, Egyptians, Chinese and Indian ancient cultures, can we say anything new about how Neolithic peoples thought about mathematics? I think we can, and we should look again at the ancient world, incorporating some of the remarkable discoveries that have been made in recent decades and that shed new light on the ancient world. In this introductory video we frame a new kind of investigation that we believe holds now lots of exciting problems and challenges. We'll be looking at remarkable sites, pyramids, megaliths, calendars, records, and other antique objects from all around the ancient world, from Ireland to Portugal to Africa to Asia. This discussion needs to connect also with ancient astronomy, which would have been a central concern of humankind over the millenia. ************************ Screenshot PDFs for my videos are available at the website http://wildegg.com. These give you a concise overview of the contents of the lectures for various Playlists: great for review, study and summary. My research papers can be found at my Research Gate page, at https://www.researchgate.net/profile/... My blog is at http://njwildberger.com/, where I will discuss lots of foundational issues, along with other things. Online courses will be developed at openlearning.com. The first one, already underway is Algebraic Calculus One at https://www.openlearning.com/courses/... Please join us for an exciting new approach to one of mathematics' most important subjects! If you would like to support these new initiatives for mathematics education and research, please consider becoming a Patron of this Channel at   / njwildberger   Your support would be much appreciated. Here are the Insights into Mathematics Playlists:    • Playlist      • Playlist      • Playlist      • Playlist      • Playlist      • Playlist      • Playlist      • Playlist      • Playlist      • Playlist      • Playlist      • Playlist      • Playlist      • Playlist      • Playlist      • Playlist      • Playlist      • Playlist      • Playlist      • Playlist      • Playlist   Here are the Wild Egg Maths Playlists (some available only to Members!)    • Playlist      • Playlist      • Playlist      • Playlist      • Playlist      • Playlist      • Playlist      • Playlist      • Playlist      • Playlist      • Playlist      • Playlist      • Playlist   ************************