MA 380 - History of Mathematics

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Mount Mercy University

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Description:

This course will give an account of how mathematics, one of the oldest of all intellectual instruments, has developed over the past 5000 years. The content will be basically chronological, beginning with the origins of mathematics in the great civilizations of antiquity and progressing through the first few decades of this century. The emphasis will be on mathematics - how its various branches like geometry, trigonometry, algebra, and calculus developed and became interwoven and how famous mathematicians including Pythagoras, Euclid, Fibonacci, Descartes, Newton, Leibniz, Pascal, and Gauss contributed to the development. Prerequisite: Senior standing and at least 27 semester hours of math major credit or 14 semester hours of math minor credit.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.mtmercy.edu

Phone Number:

(319) 363-8213

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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