Course Code: MATH-429
History of Mathematics
Credit Hours: 3
Objectives of Course ;
The focus of the course is on the development of mathematics from early number systems to the invention of calculus.The objective include reading and understanding some historical mathematics.Also study the mathematics of various different civilizations, their conception and use of mathematics.
Course Contents:
History of numerations; Egyptian, Babylonian, Hindu and Arabic contributions. Algebra: Including the contributions of Al-Khwarzmi and Ibn Kura. Geometry: areas, the work of Al-Toussi on Euclid’s axioms. Analysis: The CalculusNewton, Lebnitz, Gauss. The concept of limit: Cauchy, Laplace. An introduction to some famous old open problems.
Recommended Books:
1. Boyer C.B. and Mersbach U.V. The History of Mathematics. 2nd ed. John
Wiley, 1989.
2. David M. Burton, The History of Mathematics: An Introduction, 7th Ed. McGraw-Hill, 2010
Course Material
- Total Lessons 18
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Kiran Shaffee
