MATH 446BHistory of Mathematics — B
- Faculty
- Mathematics
- Last listed
- 1975–76
No longer offered. It’s in Waterloo’s scanned calendars from 1972–73 to 1975–76; the 1995–96 to 2023–24 calendars are on ucalendar.
A study of selected topics from post-renaissance mathematics. Topics include material on prime numbers, Fermat's Last Theorem, the Gaussian Integers, the Fibonacci Sequence, other topics for elementary number theory, a collection of outstanding problems in geometry (Fagnano, Steiner-Lehmus, Morley). 2 hours lectures, one term
As printed in the 1972–73 to 1975–76 calendars, read by OCR; the scanned page is the original.
Requirements, as last listed
Prerequisites: No formal prerequisites are demanded
Check it elsewhere
In the scanned calendars
How it read in each calendar from 1972–73 to 1975–76, newest first. The text is OCR of the scanned pages; years whose wording matches are shown once, from the clearest scan. Each year links to its page on uwloo and to that page of the scanned PDF.
1972–73 to 1975–76 2 calendars
A study of selected topics from post-renaissance mathematics. Topics include material on prime numbers, Fermat's Last Theorem, the Gaussian Integers, the Fibonacci Sequence, other topics for elementary number theory, a collection of outstanding problems in geometry (Fagnano, Steiner-Lehmus, Morley).
2 hours lectures, one term
Prerequisites: No formal prerequisites are demanded