MAT 3060 - History of Mathematics (3)

Topics related to the chronological and topical developments of mathematics, with an emphasis on topics common to secondary mathematics. The development of numeration systems (Egyptian, Babylonia, Mayan, Greek, and Hindu-Arabic Numerals) and their computational algorithms; Geometry (with an emphasis on classical Euclidean geometry); Algebra (Cardano’s solution to the cubic, Descartes’ linking of algebra and geometry), Trigonometry (Mathematics in the Arab world) and ‘The Calculus’ (Contributions of Eudoxus, Archimedes, Newton and Leibniz). Specific topics within historical strands include: zero; logarithms; e, pi, and functions.

Prerequisite(s): MAT 215 or MAT 2140.
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once