When is the algorithm concept pertinent -- and when not? Thoughts about algorithms and paradigmatic examples, and about algorithmic and non-algorithmic mathematical cultures

DOI10.3934/Math.2018.1.211zbMath1426.01022OpenAlexW2795260777MaRDI QIDQ2335267

Jens Høyrup

Publication date: 14 November 2019

Published in: AIMS Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.3934/math.2018.1.211

zbMATH Keywords

Fibonaccihistoriography of mathematicsBabylonian mathematicsrule of threeabbacus mathematicsalgebraic interpretation of early mathematicsalgorithmic culturesalgorithmic interpretation of early mathematicsclassical Chinese mathematicsclassical Sanskrit mathematicsparadigm-based mathematics teaching

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Historiography (01A85)

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