Course description

This classic text is a detailed manual on ancient Indian mathematics, explaining arithmetic, geometry, and algebraic reasoning through simple verses and examples. Each section teaches core principles—addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, proportions, and more—but it also carries a poetic tone, as if the teacher is speaking to a beloved student. What makes the work remarkable is its human touch: mathematical problems are framed as everyday scenarios—bees flying to flowers, geese on a lake, merchants trading goods, and lovers exchanging riddles. These verses show that mathematics was not seen as dull or abstract but as a joyful, graceful activity. Throughout the chapters, the author demonstrates both technical precision and imaginative play, making it one of the earliest and most charming works to humanize mathematical thought.

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