Hist. of Sci. H yrup makes a distinction between scientific and subscientific mathematics. These fields correspond somewhat to pure and applied mathematics. H yrup discusses the distinction between scientific and subscientific mathematics and also their various kinds of relationships. H yrup touches on relevant work by the mathematicians Hero, Diophantus, and al Khwarizmi.
Surveying is discussed as a particularly important type of subscientific mathematics.
Muhammed ibn Musa al Khwarizmi . Make comment on this entry Pressman, Ian and Singmaster, David. The jealous husbands and the missionaries and cannibals. The authors discusses modifications of these problems and attempted solutions by Luca Pacioli, Tartaglia, and others. Modifications include the addition of more people, an island in the center, and a bigger boat.