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MATH.4350 History of Mathematics (Formerly 92.435/535)

Id: 001223 Credits Min: 3 Credits Max: 3

Description

Examines ancient numeral systems, Babylonian and Egyptian mathematics, Pythagorean mathematics, duplication, trisection, and quadrature, Euclid's elements and Greek mathematics after Euclid, Hindu and Arabian mathematics, European mathematics from 500 to 1600, origins of modern mathematics, analytic geometry, the history of calculus. Also covers the transition to the twentieth century and contemporary perspectives.

Prerequisites

MATH.1310 Calculus I.

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