MTH 127 - Evolution of Mathematical Language

Institution:

University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth

Subject:

Mathematics

Description:

Eratosthenes measured the earth without encircling it more than two thousand years ago.& Elementary mathematics will be used to rediscover Eratosthenes and other human giants’ methods in measuring the distance from Earth to the moon, the sun or other heavenly stars, to find out the precise orbit of Mars, and to prove that the planets (including Earth) do accelerate towards the sun.& Philosophy and the foundation of principles in science will be discussed, such as quantitative verses, qualitative principles and the discovery that Nature is written in the language of mathematics.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.umassd.edu

Phone Number:

(508) 999-8000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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