MA0024 History of Mathematics

Faculty of Education
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/2/1. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Helena Durnová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
RNDr. Petra Antošová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Helena Durnová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Helena Durnová, Ph.D.
Department of Mathematics – Faculty of Education
Supplier department: Department of Mathematics – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MA0024/Kombi01: Fri 15. 3. 13:00–16:50 D42 učebna, Fri 5. 4. 8:00–11:50 D21 učebna, Fri 17. 5. 10:00–13:50 D44 učebna, H. Durnová
MA0024/PrezPred01: Mon 15:00–15:50 D32 učebna, H. Durnová
MA0024/PrezSem01: Thu 12:00–13:50 B32 učebna, H. Durnová
MA0024/PrezSem02: Wed 16:00–17:50 D24 učebna, H. Durnová
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
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Course objectives
At the end of the course students will have basic knowledge about history of mathematics. They will have gained some ideas of how to use it in mathematics classes.
Learning outcomes
Successful graduates will be aware of major periods of the development of mathematics.
Syllabus
Topics of the lectures: Origins of mathematis Mathematics in Egypt and Orient. Greec mathematics, first crises Mathematics in Middle Ages. Origin of Calculus, second crisis mathematics in the 19th century. Third crisis. Some well-known mathematicians Reading: Křišťan z Prachatic: Algorismus prosaycus Alcuin: Propositiones ad Acuendos Juvenes (selection) Problems of Ancient Egyptian mathematics (bread and beer tasks, fractions) Various definitions of a limit Practical mathematics textbooks
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Historie matematiky I : seminář pro vyučující na středních školách : Jevíčko, 19.8.-22.8.1993 : sborník. Edited by Jindřich Bečvář - Eduard Fuchs. 1. vyd. Brno: Jednota českých matematiků a fyziků, 1994, 241 s. info
  • ŠEDIVÝ, Jaroslav. Světonázorové problémy matematiky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1984, 220 s. info
  • ŠEDIVÝ, Jaroslav and Jaroslav FOLTA. Světonázorové problémy matematiky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1983, 200 s. info
Teaching methods
Lecture, seminar with active participation of the students, homework (reading) and seminar paper on a given topic.
Assessment methods
Assessment of classroom activity. Colloquium on the basis of discussion of the seminar paper.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
General note: semináře jsou vyučovány dvojjazyčně (česky a anglicky).
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2025, Spring 2026.
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