35205 History of Mathematics

This subject covers the following topics: overview of general history; overview of the history of mathematics; mathematics before the Greeks; Greek mathematics and the development of logical argument and rigour; the decline of Greek mathematics; Indian and Arabic contributions to notation and calculation, and the preservation of Greek knowledge; scholastic and Renaissance mathematics: the rediscovery of classical knowledge in western Europe; the scientific revolution and the discovery of the calculus; development of the calculus and its applications in continental Europe; the search for a rigorous foundation for the calculus and the rise of analysis; and the resurgence of geometry and algebra in the 19th century.

Typical availability

Spring semester, City campus