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| ID | 49 |
|---|---|
| First Name | Joel |
| Last Name | Haack |
| Institution | University of Northern Iowa |
| Speaker Category | faculty |
| Title of Talk | How did Leonardo Pisano find three rational squares that differ by 5? |
| Abstract | This problem, which has often seemed intractable to students in a history of mathematics class, can in fact be approached in an understandable fashion, following Leonardo's own development in the Liber Quadratorum. |
| Subject area(s) | History of Mathematics, number theory |
| Suitable for undergraduates? | Yes |
| Day Preference | |
| Computer Needed? | N |
| Bringing a laptop? | N |
| Overhead Needed? | Y |
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| Date Submitted | 3/4/2004 |
| Year | 2004 |