Math 395 History of Mathematics Fall 2023

Prof.  Buckmire

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Homework


There will be infrequent homework assignments (roughly weekly).

According to the grading contract you need to complete 12 Informal and 3 formal HW responses at the meets expectations level in order to obtain an A.

HW Topic Assigned Due Solutions
#0 Automathography:

Automathography is a neologism composed of the word autobiography and math, and it is basically a a biography of your mathematical self, written by you. Tell me about the courses you have taken, what your favorites were, what you find hardest. Explain what your mathematical interests are, and what you plan to do after graduation. Reveal why you signed up for this course and what you expect to get out of it. If your aims for taking this course are different from the stated goals in the syllabus, please let me know. If you have any anxieties about this course, or any special problems or needs, let me know. You are encouraged to be creative in your response; don't be pedantic and just answer the questions asked above; include whatever you wish.

Tue 08.29.23 Fri 09.01.23  N/A
#1 Babylonian and Egyptian Mathematics  Thu 08.31.23 Thu 09.07.23
#2  Greek Mathematics and Logic Thu 09.07.23
Thu 09.14.23

#3 Euclidean Algebra and Geometry Thu 09.14.23 Thu 09.21.23
#4 Archimedes and Calculus
Thu 9.21.23 Fri 09.29.23 SOLUTION
#5 Middle Ages Math
Thu 9.28.23 Fri 10.06.23
#6 Non-Western Math  Thu 10.05.23 Fri 10.13.23
BONUS
HW #1
African Frieze Patterns
+ WS #11 Exercise on pg 4 + Exercice on pg 5 + groupwork on page 6
Thu 10.05.23 Fri 10.13.23
#7 Prelude to Calculus
Fri 10.13.23 Fri 10.20.23
#8 Calculus of Newton and Leibniz Tue 10.24.23 Tue 10.31.23 SOLUTION
BOBUS HW #2:
Primary Source Project #1: The Sum of the Reciprocal of the Squared Integers
Tue 10.26.23 Thu 11.03.23 This BONUS HW is equivalent to a TOKEN or FORMAL HW (if written up neatly but doesn't have to be in TeX

SOLUTION
#9 Euler and 17th Century Friends
Tue 10.31.23
Tue 11.07.23 SOLUTION
#10 Cauchy and 18th Century Friends
Tue 11.07.23 Tue 11.14.23
#11 19th Century Math
Tue 11.14.23 Tue 11.28.23
#12 20th Century Math
Tue 11.28.23 Tue 11.30.23










 

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