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History of Mathematics II - NMTM306
Title: Dějiny matematiky II
Guaranteed by: Department of Mathematics Education (32-KDM)
Faculty: Faculty of Mathematics and Physics
Actual: from 2021
Semester: summer
E-Credits: 2
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:2/0, colloquium [HT]
Capacity: unlimited
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Teaching methods: full-time
Guarantor: Mgr. Zdeněk Halas, DiS., Ph.D.
doc. RNDr. Jindřich Bečvář, CSc.
Incompatibility : NMUM306
Interchangeability : NMUM306
Is incompatible with: NMUM306
Is interchangeable with: NMUM306
Annotation -
Last update: RNDr. Jakub Staněk, Ph.D. (14.06.2019)
This course is devoted to selected topics from school mathematics from historical perespective: origin and development of core concepts and disciplines.
Course completion requirements -
Last update: Mgr. Zdeněk Halas, DiS., Ph.D. (29.10.2019)

Successful completion of a written test (120 minutes).

It is necessary to demonstrate an understanding of all the topics discussed in the lecture.

Literature -
Last update: Mgr. Zdeněk Halas, DiS., Ph.D. (14.06.2019)

Basic literature:

Bečvář, J. (ed.): Matematika ve středověké Evropě. Edice Dějiny matematiky, sv. 19. Prometheus, Praha, 2001.

Bečvář, J., Fuchs, E. (eds.): Matematika v 16. a 17. století. Edice Dějiny matematiky, sv. 12. Prometheus, Praha, 1999.

Bečvář, J. (ed.): Z historie lineární algebry. Edice Dějiny matematiky, sv. 35. Matfyzpress, Praha, 2007.

Mačák, K.: Tři středověké sbírky matematických úloh: Alkuin, Métrodóros, Abú Kámil. Edice Dějiny matematiky, sv. 15. Prometheus, Praha, 2001.

Supplementary literature:

Grant H., Kleiner I.: Turning Points in the History of Mathematics. Birkhäuser, Basel, 2015.

M. Kline: Mathematical Thought from Ancient to Modern Times. Oxford Univ. Press, New York 1990.

J. Stillwell: Mathematics and Its History. 3rd ed. Springer-Verlag, New York 2010.

W. S. Anglin: Mathematics - A Concise History and Philosophy. Springer-Verlag, New York 1994.

W. S. Anglin, J. Lambek: The Heritage of Thales. Springer-Verlag, New York 1995.

Syllabus -
Last update: Mgr. Zdeněk Halas, DiS., Ph.D. (14.06.2019)

Selected topics from school mathematics from historical perespective: origin and development of selected concepts and disciplines.

1. Trigonometry.

2. Conic sections.

3. Logarithms.

4. Complex numbers.

5. Algebra a linear algebra.

6. Geometry in 19th century.

 
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