History of Mathematics
Prerequisite: MATH 132 or MATH 162 or MATH 162A.
This course explores selected topics in the history of mathematics ranging from Babylonian and Egyptian mathematics to Pythagoras and Euclid to the Hindu-Arabic numeration system to Newton and Leibniz to geometries other that Euclid's to the mathematical art of Escher.
Outcomes: Students will obtain a unique historical perspective on the various areas of mathematics that they are studying in their other courses.
This course explores selected topics in the history of mathematics ranging from Babylonian and Egyptian mathematics to Pythagoras and Euclid to the Hindu-Arabic numeration system to Newton and Leibniz to geometries other that Euclid's to the mathematical art of Escher.
Outcomes: Students will obtain a unique historical perspective on the various areas of mathematics that they are studying in their other courses.