MUC93 History of Mathematics 2

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
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 of Seminar Groups
MUC93/01: Thu 10:00–11:50 MS1,01016, E. Fuchs
Prerequisites (in Czech)
M7511 History of Mathematics 1 || MUC91 History of Mathematics 1
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
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Course objectives
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. 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. The rise of the modern mathematics in 19th Century. In the seminar thesis will be elaborated according to the students choice.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student is able to orientate himself in the basic stages of the historical development of mathematics.
Syllabus
Students´ papers are presented in seminar groups.
Literature
  • FUCHS, Eduard. Historie matematiky a humanizace vzdělávání. In Matematika v škole dnes a zajtra. 1st ed. Ružomberok: Pedagogicka fakulta Katolickej univerzity, 2006, p. 62-65. ISBN 80-8084-066-0. info
  • ZÁVODNÝ, Michal. Využití historie matematiky při výuce na základní škole. Edited by Jiřina Novotná. 2006, ??? URL info
  • BERÁNEK, Jaroslav. Historie matematiky jako motivační činitel ve výuce matematiky (History of mathematics in mathematical education). In Cesty (k) poznávání v matematice primární školy. první. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2004, p. 34-39. ISBN 80-244-0818-X. info
Teaching methods
Students´ papers are presented in seminar groups.
Assessment methods
Credit. Presentation od student papers.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, autumn 2021.
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