Math 436 - History of Mathematics
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Course Description
This course will cover selected topics from the history of mathematics including number systems; Euclidean geometry; the development of algebra in India, Arabia, and the West; and calculus.Prerequisites
Prerequisites: 01:640:250, CALC3; recommended to be taken after Geometry (01:640:435).
Textbook
Choice of textbook varies with instructor. One common choice is the following.
A History of Mathematics by Victor Katz,
Pearson Education, 2008
ISBN: 978-0321387004
For Spring 2017 see Professor Zeilberger's course page.
Fall 2019 Schedule
(This course is taught during Fall and Spring semesters.)
Instructors
See the drop-down menu for course information since Fall 2006. Older information is given below
| Spring 2006: Tunnell | Spring 2005: M. Raman | Spring 2004: Levitt | Spring 2003: Browder | Spring 2001, '02: Kosinski | Fall '99,'00: Cherlin (as 640:395) |
Term Papers
As part of the SAS core curriculum writing requirement, there will be a term paper consisting of at least 4,000 words. (This is about 8 single-spaced pages, or 16 double-spaced pages.) Students are expected to select a branch of mathematics, approved by the professor, and write about how it has evolved over the course of history.
- Term papers from Spring 1999 and Spring 2000
- Term papers from Honors Program Seminar (Spring 2002)
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