MAk024 History of Mathematics

Faculty of Education
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/0/1. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Helena Durnová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
RNDr. Karel Lepka, Dr. (lecturer)
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
MAk024/OS01: Fri 12. 3. 10:00–11:50 kancelář vyučujícího, Fri 26. 3. 9:00–12:50 kancelář vyučujícího, Fri 16. 4. 8:00–11:50 kancelář vyučujícího, Fri 30. 4. 13:00–14:50 kancelář vyučujícího, H. Durnová, K. Lepka
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
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
  • KATZ, Victor J. A history of mathematics : an introduction. Reading: Addison-Wesley, 1998, xiv, 864. ISBN 0321016181. info
Teaching methods
Lecture, seminar with active participation of the students, homework (reading) and seminar paper on a given topic.
Assessment methods
Assessment of reading notes. Colloquium on the basis of discussion of the seminar paper.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Semináře jsou vyučovány v angličtině.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin.
Teacher's information
Part of the teaching is conducted in Enlgish.
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