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MATH 680History of Mathematics

Units
0.50
Level
Graduate
Faculty
Mathematics
Subject
Mathematics

MATH 680 as listed in the Spring 2025 Graduate Calendar. The main page has the current version, when it runs, and seats.

We explore the who, where, when and why of some of the most important ideas in mathematics. Topics include: William T. Tutte and Decryption, Euclid and the Delian Problem, Archimedes and his estimate of Pi, Al Khwarizmi and Islamic mathematics, Durer and the Renaissance, Descartes and Analytic Geometry, and Kepler and Planetary Motion.

Prerequisites

None listed.

Corequisites

  • Completed or concurrently enrolled in:
    • MATH600 - Introduction to Mathematical Software for Teachers (0.25)
    • MATH692 - Reading, Writing and Discovering Proofs (0.25)

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

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Calendar versions

Graduate Calendar

Older Graduate Calendars

In 30 terms, Fall 2010 to Winter 2024