Course: History of Mathematics

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Course title History of Mathematics
Course code KAG/DEMA
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Emanovský Petr, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Introduction ? Why it is good to know the histrory of mathematics? 2. The period of the emergence and formulation of basic abstract mathematical concepts: Prehistory of mathematics, formation of the first arithmetic and geometric ideas. 3. The period of mathematics of constant quantities: The character of mathematics in advanced ancient cultures (Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, China), development of mathematics as an independent science in ancient Greece, the Orient, and Western Europe. 4. The period of mathematics of variable quantities: The emergence of higher mathematics as a result of the development of industrial production. 5. The period of mathematics of generalized quantitative and spatial relations: The character of modern mathematics as a science and its relation to school mathematics.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
By the end of this course, students should: 1. Understand the major periods and key figures in the history of mathematics. 2. Recognize how mathematical ideas developed in response to practical, scientific, and philosophical problems. 3. Develop skills in reading, analyzing, and interpreting historical mathematical texts. 4. Appreciate the relevance of historical knowledge for teaching and understanding mathematics today.
2. Comprehension Students recognise the main periods of historical development of mathematics and their features.
Prerequisites
interest in history of mathematics

Assessment methods and criteria
Analysis of linguistic, Dialog

Credit: prepare and present a presentation on a designated topic from the history of mathematics.
Recommended literature
  • Boyer, C. B., & Merzbach, U. C. (2011). A History of Mathematics. Wiley.
  • Cooke, R. L. (2013). The History of Mathematics: A Brief Course. Wiley.
  • Gray, J., & Fauvel, J. (eds.). (1987). The History of Mathematics: A Reader. Macmillan.


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