MATH 4362 - History of Mathematics II

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University of Arkansas at Little Rock

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Prerequisite: grade of C or greater in MATH 1452. This course will provide an overview of aspects of the history of mathematics from the Early Modern Period (seventeenth and eighteenth centuries) and the Modern Period (nineteenth and twentieth centuries). This survey course discusses a broad range of the history of mathematics including a variety of topics over many consecutive time periods, and is organized so that there is more discussion than lecture. The course will consider both the growth of mathematical ideas and the context in which these ideas developed in various civilizations around the world. Attention will be paid to how the history of mathematics or mathematical ideas is important to the teaching of these ideas in both secondary school and college. Three credit hours.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

ualr.edu/www/

Phone Number:

(501) 569-3000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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