MA2RC_MRU2 Solving of Mathematical Problems 2

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/0/8. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jiřina Novotná, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. Mgr. Pavel Řehák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Jiřina Novotná, Ph.D.
Department of Mathematics – Faculty of Education
Supplier department: Department of Mathematics – Faculty of Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to present various methods of solving mathematical problems. At the end of the course students should be able to solve selected problems and discuss the exciting, often non-trivial, relations.
Syllabus
  • Pythagoras theorem and related topics, Euclidean constructions, specific Diophantine equations, periodic tilings and symmetries.
Literature
  • EUKLEIDÉS. Eukleidovy Základy : Elementa. V Praze: Nákladem Jednoty českých mathematiků, 1907, 314 s. info
  • DEVLIN, Keith J. Jazyk matematiky : jak zviditelnit neviditelné. Praha: Argo, 2002, 343 s. ISBN 8086569098. info
  • HERMAN, Jiří, Radan KUČERA and Jaromír ŠIMŠA. Metody řešení matematických úloh I. 2., přeprac. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1996, 278 s. ISBN 80-210-1202-1. info
  • THIELE, Rüdiger. Matematické důkazy. Translated by Alois Kufner - Štefan Schwabik. Vyd. 1. Praha: SNTL - Nakladatelství technické literatury, 1985, 160 s. URL info
  • COXETER, H. S. M. and Samuel L. GREITZER. Geometry revisited. Washington: Mathematical Association of America, 1967, xiv, 193. ISBN 0883856190. info
Teaching methods
Lectures
Assessment methods
Individual homework, one written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Teacher's information
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/1441/podzim2008/MA2BP_SMR1/op/index.html
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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