MATH 412 History of Mathematics
A survey of the history of mathematics from antiquity through the present time. Contributions by various individuals and cultures will be examined. Both European and non-European mathematical developments will be explored, with an emphasis on the interrelationship between mathematics and the culture of the time.
Offered
As needed
Student Learning Outcomes
- Compare and contrast the mathematics of different cultures.
- Demonstrate and explain the mathematical processes developed by various mathematicians and state the time during which they occurred.
- Explain various issues and disputes that arose during the development of mathematics.
- Describe the body of mathematics developed during different periods of time by different groups of people, and
- Conduct independent research into the history of mathematics.