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MATH 680 - History of Mathematics

We explore the who, where, when and why of some of the most important ideas in mathematics. Topics include: William T. Tutte and Decryption, Euclid and the Delian Problem, Archimedes and his estimate of Pi, Al Khwarizmi and Islamic mathematics, Durer and the Renaissance, Descartes and Analytic Geometry, and Kepler and Planetary Motion.

Prerequisites

Corequisites

MATH600, MATH692

Antirequisites

None

Offerings

Spring 2017 [1175]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 081516455 / 80 Steven C Furino

Spring 2015 [1155]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 081488426 / 60 Steven C Furino

Spring 2013 [1135]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 081422431 / 60 Steven C Furino

Spring 2012 [1125]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 081479562 / 100 Steven C Furino

Fall 2010 [1109]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
RDG 081776139 / 45 Steven C Furino

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