Unit HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS I
- Course
- Mathematics
- Study-unit Code
- 55A00102
- Curriculum
- Didattico-generale
- Teacher
- Maria Clara Nucci
- Teachers
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- Maria Clara Nucci
- Hours
- 42 ore - Maria Clara Nucci
- CFU
- 6
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2020
- Offered
- 2020/21
- Learning activities
- Affine/integrativa
- Area
- Attività formative affini o integrative
- Academic discipline
- MAT/04
- Type of study-unit
- Opzionale (Optional)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- Ancient Mathematics. The Beginnings of Mathematics in Greece. Mathematical Methods in Hellenistic Times.
The Final Chapters of Greek Mathematics. The Mathematics of Islam. - Reference texts
- C. B. Boyer, U. C. Merzbach, A History of Mathematics, 3rd Edition, Wiley & Sons, 2011.
V. J. Katz, A History of Mathematics, III ed., Addison Wesley, 2008.
J. Fauvel, J. Gray (ed.), The History of Mathematics - A Reader, MacMillan Press, 1987.
A. Demattè, Fare matematica con i documenti storici, IPRASE Trentino, 2006.
L. Russo, L'America dimenticata. I rapporti tra le civilta` e un errore di Tolomeo, Mondadori Universita`, 2013.
The lecturer will supply notes, and scientific articles. - Educational objectives
- Basic concepts of history of mathematics (from the Ishango bone to Islam Mathematics), for prospective teachers especially.
- Prerequisites
- None.
- Teaching methods
- Lectures with PowerPoint. Office hours.
- Learning verification modality
- Oral exam. The length of the exam is directly proportional to the student's emotional feelings and inversely proportional to her/his knowledge of the syllabus.
- Extended program
- The detailed program can be seen here:
http://www.dmi.unipg.it/nucci/SDMIprog16_17.pdf