The problem of the assumed number provided in Līlavātī's treatise for the study of algebraic thinking

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FREIRE, Dianara Figueirêdo  y  PEREIRA, Ana Carolina Costa. The problem of the assumed number provided in Līlavātī's treatise for the study of algebraic thinking. Rev. Ensino Ciênc. Mat. [online]. 2024, vol.15, n.1, a09. ISSN 2179-426X.  https://doi.org/10.26843/rencima.v15n1a09.

In basic education, ways to improve the teaching of algebra have been discussed, through the discussion of algebraic thinking. In this context, the future Mathematics teacher must have included in their training resources that help them to understand this way of thinking. With this, this research aims to discuss the algebraic concepts with undergraduates in mathematics, contained in the "a presumed number" part of the Līlavātī, with a view to didactic guidelines. In this way, the article has a qualitative approach, being of a descriptive character, which was supported by a case study, permeated by a bibliographic and documentary study. Therefore, we note that through the Līlavātī treatise, it is possible to discuss algebraic thinking in the mathematics degree and we also observe that some undergraduates arrive at university with difficulty in modeling algebraic problems.

Palabras clave : Mathematics Education; Bhāskarācārya; Teacher Training; Historical Texts.

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