Math 160: The History of Mathematics
SP05 Course Calendar
Prof. Ben Davis
The course calendar designates the days we will discuss a
given reading assignment. The
assignments labeled with an `E' reference page numbers of Eves. The
assignments labeled with a `B' reference
chapter numbers of Bell.
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Week/Date |
Monday |
Wednesday |
Friday |
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1/Feb 7 |
Introduction |
E6-19 |
B2: Zeno, Eudoxus, Archimedes |
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2/Feb 14 |
E19-27 E34-37 |
E38-52 |
B3: Descartes |
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3/Feb 21 |
E52-56 E68-76 |
E76-87 |
B4: Fermat (FLT Video) |
|
4/Feb 28 |
E87-92 |
E105-112 |
B6: Newton |
|
5/Mar 7 |
E112-124 |
Midterm 1 |
B7: Leibniz |
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6/Mar 14 |
E135-150 |
E150-155 E164-169 |
B9: Euler |
|
7/Mar 21 |
Spring Break |
Spring Break |
Spring Break |
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8/Mar 28 |
Spring Break |
E379-385 (Method Video) |
B10: Lagrange |
|
9/Apr 4 |
Term Paper Rough Due E169-182 |
E182-186 E205-210 |
B14: Gauss |
|
10/Apr 11 |
E211-223 |
E223-237 |
B15: Cauchy |
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11/Apr 18 |
E251-264 |
Midterm 2 |
B16: Lobatchewsky Last day for P/F/W |
|
12/Apr 25 |
E264-272 |
Student Presentations |
B23: Boole |
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13/May 2 |
Term Paper Final Due E272-282 |
Student Presentations |
B26: Riemann |
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14/May 9 |
Slack Day |
Student Presentations |
B28: Poincare |
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15/May 16-19 |
Final Exam Place, Date, Time TBA |
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