Toke L. Knudsen

Office: Fitzelle Hall 234
Phone: (607) 436-3726
E-Mail: knudsetl@oneonta.edu

Teaching

Spring 2010:

• MATH 173-02: Calculus I
• MATH 301-01: Introduction to the History of Mathematics

Fall 2009:

• MATH 173-03: Calculus I
• MATH 174-02: Calculus II
• MATH 301-01: Introduction to the History of Mathematics

Spring 2009:

• MATH 101-04: Mathematics for the Liberal Arts
• MATH 101-05: Mathematics for the Liberal Arts
• MATH 173-04: Calculus I
• MATH 299-01: Independent Study: Philosophy of Math
• MATH 301-01: Introduction to the History of Mathematics

Fall 2008:

• MATH 101-15: Mathematics for the Liberal Arts
• MATH 101-16: Mathematics for the Liberal Arts
• MATH 105-09: Pre-calculus
• MATH 105-10: Pre-calculus

Education

• Ph.D., History of Mathematics, Brown University, May 2008
• B.A., Indology, University of Copenhagen, January 2008
• M.Sc., Mathematics, University of Copenhagen, August 2000
• B.Sc., Mathematics, University of Copenhagen, September 1997

Research interests

• Astronomical and mathematical knowledge in the ancient world
• Sanskrit texts on mathematical astronomy and cosmology
• The tension between scientific and sacred cosmologies in pre-modern India
• The reception of Islamic astronomy in India
• Diagrams in Sanskrit mathematical and astronomical works and their interpretation
• Sanskrit manuscripts: scripts, writing materials and utensils, families of scribes, etc., and also cataloging, preservation, and editing
• Omen literature from ancient India and Mesopotamia