MUC91 History of Mathematics 1

Faculty of Science
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Eduard Fuchs, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Eduard Fuchs, CSc.
Department of Mathematics and Statistics – Departments – Faculty of Science
Supplier department: Department of Mathematics and Statistics – Departments – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Mon 19. 2. to Sun 26. 5. Fri 10:00–11:50 M3,01023
Prerequisites (in Czech)
MUC61 Foundations of mathematics || M7532 Foundations of mathematics
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
First course of history of mathematics.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will have a basic overview of the history of mathematics.
Syllabus
  • The importance and position of the history of mathematics in the system of sciences. The main periods in the history of mathematics and the problems of its delimination. The prehistory of mathematics. The foundation of mathematics as a branch of science. The Hellenistic mathematics. 1. crisis of mathematics. Arab mathematics and its influence upon European mathematics in the Middle Ages. A significant change in the position of science in the 17th Century. The rise of the infinitesimal calculus. 2. crisis of mathematics. The rise of the modern mathematics in 19th Century. 3. crisis of mathematics and its consequences for the developement of mathematics in the 20th Century.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • FUCHS, Eduard. Teorie množin pro učitele. 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1999. info
    not specified
  • KLINE, Morris. Mathematical thought from ancient to modern times. New York: Oxford University Press, 1990, xv, 390. ISBN 0195061357. info
  • KONFOROVYČ, Andrìj Hryhorovyč. Významné matematické úlohy. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1989, 208 s. ISBN 8004218482. URL info
  • FUCHS, Eduard. Světonázorové problémy matematiky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1987, 284 s. info
Teaching methods
Theoretical explanation online
Assessment methods
Final project, written test (50 % success rate)
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2024, recent)
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