HÜSEYİN TEVFİK PASHA – THE INVENTOR OF ‘LINEAR ALGEBRA’

Gert SCHUBRİNG

Makale detayları

HÜSEYİN TEVFİK PASHA – THE INVENTOR OF ‘LINEAR ALGEBRA’

Yazarlar:

Gert SCHUBRİNG

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Tarih ve Coğrafya

Dergi:

Osmanli Bilimi Arastirmalari (Studies in Ottoman Science) 2007 Vol.8 Issue 2, pp.43-48

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2007

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000561763

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

eISSN:

2458-7982

pISSN:

1303-3123

Özet:

 


Linear algebra constitutes today one of the most important basic theories of modern mathematics. During the period of the curricular reform movement, also called "modern mathematics", linear algebra even replaced proper geometry teaching within the school curriculum. While comparing mathematical cultures, it might be useful to comment on developments at the “periphery”, where their innovations often go beyond the state of the art attained in the “metropoles,” even though these innovations may be noticed indirectly at best. Hüseyin Tevfik Pasha (1832-1901), educated at the ‘Mühendishane’ (Military School of Engineering) at Istanbul, was active there and in private endeavours of teaching mathematics and the sciences. His Linear Algeba saw two editions in Istanbul in 1882 and 1892. Tevfik Pasha's notion of “linear algebra” originates from an approach aiming at generalizing the notion ofmultiplication to lines in the two- and the three-dimensional case, thus establishing a version of vectorial calculus. His focus on Argand as his source of motivation was conditioned by the lens of reception as practiced by Tait’s school of quaternionists. 

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Linear algebra constitutes today one of the most important basic theories of modern mathematics. During the period of the curricular reform movement, also called "modern mathematics", linear algebra even replaced proper geometry teaching within the school curriculum. While comparing mathematical cultures, it might be useful to comment on developments at the “periphery”, where their innovations often go beyond the state of the art attained in the “metropoles,” even though these innovations may be noticed indirectly at best. 

Hüseyin Tevfik Pasha (1832-1901), educated at the ‘Mühendishane’ (Military School of Engineering) at Istanbul, was active there and in private endeavours of teaching mathematics and the sciences. His Linear Algeba saw two editions in Istanbul in 1882 and 1892. Tevfik Pasha's notion of “linear algebra” originates from an approach aiming at generalizing the notion of multiplication to lines in the two- and the three-dimensional case, thus establishing a version of vectorial calculus. His focus on Argand as his source of motivation was conditioned by the lens of reception as practiced by Tait’s school of quaternionists. 

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Makale detayları

HÜSEYİN TEVFİK PASHA – THE INVENTOR OF ‘LINEAR ALGEBRA’

Yazarlar: Gert SCHUBRİNG

Yayıncı: Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar: Tarih ve Coğrafya

Dergi: Osmanli Bilimi Arastirmalari (Studies in Ottoman Science) 2007 Vol.8 Issue 2, pp.43-48

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 5/2007

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000561763

Sıklık: İki Yıllık

eISSN: 2458-7982

pISSN: 1303-3123

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Gert SCHUBRİNG

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Tarih ve Coğrafya

Dergi:

Osmanli Bilimi Arastirmalari (Studies in Ottoman Science) 2007 Vol.8 Issue 2, pp.43-48

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2007

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000561763

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

eISSN:

2458-7982

pISSN:

1303-3123