PřF:M7511 History of Mathematics 1 - Course Information
M7511 History of Mathematics 1
Faculty of ScienceSpring 2013
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (příf plus uk k 1 zk 2 plus 1 > 4). Type of Completion: graded 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
- Fri 10:00–11:50 M5,01013
- Prerequisites (in Czech)
- 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
- Logics (programme PřF, N-MA)
- Course objectives
- First course of 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
- FUCHS, Eduard. Teorie množin pro učitele. 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1999. info
- 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 with practical examples
- Assessment methods
- Final project, written test
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Follow-Up Courses
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2013, recent)
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