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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

MA 284 - History of Mathematics

A problem study approach to the history of mathematics. Topics may include: Babylonian and Egyptian mathematics, number systems, Pythagorean mathematics, duplication, trisection, and quadrature, Greek mathematics including Euclid’s Elements, Hindu-Arabian and Chinese mathematics, and the prelude to and dawn of modern mathematics.

Credits: 4

Prerequisites/Restrictions: MA-150 or MA-160 or MA-211 or Permission of Instructor.

Core: History & Society