MUC92 Seminar on the history and didactics of mathematics

Faculty of Science
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Jaromír Šimša, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Helena Durnová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Jaromír Šimša, CSc.
Department of Mathematics and Statistics – Departments – Faculty of Science
Supplier department: Department of Mathematics and Statistics – Departments – Faculty of Science
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 be able
to understand and to explain actual problems of didactics and history of mathematics;
to apply the pieces of knowledge in their own future school practise.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able
to understand and to explain actual problems of didactics and history of mathematics;
to apply the pieces of knowledge in their own future school practise.
Syllabus
  • Program of the didactic seminars:
  • www.math.muni.cz/sisma/~seminar.html
Literature
  • KATZ, Victor J. A history of mathematics :an introduction. Reading: Addison-Wesley, 1998, xiv, 864,. ISBN 0-321-01618-1. info
  • BOYER, Carl B. A history of mathematics. Edited by Uta C. Merzbach. 2nd ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1991, xx, 715. ISBN 0471097632. info
  • EVES, Howard and Jamie H. EVES. An introduction to the history of mathematics :with cultural connections. 6th ed. Fort Worth: Saunders College Publishing, 1990, 775 s. ISBN 0-03-029558-0. info
  • STRUIK, Dirk J. A concise history of mathematics. 3-rd revised edit. New York: Dover Publications, 1967, x, 195. ISBN 0486602559. info
Teaching methods
Historic and alternatively didactic seminars completed by moderate disscussion.
Assessment methods
Regular participation in seminars will be the duty of every enrolled student during the semester. They will elaborate on the lectures they have heard and submit their written reflections within 14 days.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Pouze pro diplomanty z matematiky
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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