Jill Faudree's
Spring 2007
MATH 306
Introduction to the History and Philosophy of Mathematics

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Jill Faudree
    email: ffjrf
    phone: 474-7385
    office: Chapman 301D
(link to Office Hours)

Class times and rooms:
TTh 11:30-1:00 Grue 307

Textbook
:  The History of Mathematics: An Introduction (6th ed) by David Burton

Syllabus

FINAL EXAM INFORMATION


FINAL EXAM SATURDAY MAY 12 10:15-12:15

Instructions for the final exam can be found here.
It is very important that you read these instructions carefully. Please email me (at  ffjrf) to confirm that you have read the instructions and have either printed out Part I or have picked a copy up from the folder outside my door.
Part I

Office Hours during exam week: 12:15-1:15 M-F, or by appointment, or just stop by.




Exam III Review

solutions to Exam III

week
reading
problems
Tuesday
Thursday
May 7-May 11


no class
no class
April 30-May 4
Chapter 11, sections 1 and 2,
homework #13
11.1 #1,2,3,4,8
no reading quiz;
finish euclidean geometry, start set theory
Homework #13 due;
finish set theory, talk about the final
April 23-27
Finish Chapter 10, start Chapter 11
Homework #12
section 10.1 #1,3,4
section 10.2 #8,9,10,11ab
section 10.3 #1ab,3
reading quiz over Chapter 10;
Finish Chapter 10
homework #12 due at 5pm;
Parallel Postulate and noneuclidean geometry
April 16-20
Finish Chapter 9, start Chapter 10
Homework #11
section 9.2 #1bc,2,7,10a
section 9.3 #5,6,10,11ab,13,14
reading quiz over Chapter 9 (SEE NOTE AT END OF TABLE)
Start Chapter 10
Homework #11 Due at 5 pm
April 9-13
Chapter 9

homework #10 due AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS so I can hand out solutions;
Lecture: Review and finish Chapter 9.
Exam III over Chapters 6,7 and 8
Apr 2-6
Chapter 8
sections 3 and 4
homework #10
section 8.3 #3
sections 8.4 #2,4,8ab,10,11
Problem A: Apply Newton's "dotted"  method (page 419) to find the equivalent of dy/dx for x3 +2xy+y2=0.
homework #9 due;
Lecture: Chapter 8 section 4 on Leibniz
reading quiz over Chapter 8 sections 3 and 4;
Lecture: Chapter 9
Mar 26-30
Chapter 8
sections 1 and 2
homework #9
section 8.1 #3,6,7,13
section 8.2 #1,2,3,5,7

homework #8 due;
Lecture Chapter 8 section 2 including a little about Fermat
reading quiz over Chapter 8 sections 1 and 2;
Lecture: Chapter 8 section 3 on Newton
Mar 19-23
Chapter 7
homework #8
section 6.2 #1,5,7,10
section 6.3 #2ab, 7abc, 8
section 7.3 #3cdf
section 7.4 #1ab
catch up day
nothing due, no quiz;
Finish Chapter 7;
Put Chapter 5,6, and 7 together.
reading quiz over Chapter 7;
Lecture over Chapter 8 section 1
Mar 12 -16


spring break
spring beak
Mar 5 - 9


Vaughn talks about Chapter 7
Exam II over chapters 4 and 5
Feb 26 - Mar 2
Chapter 6
Homework #7
section 5.3 #3,5,9,13,15,19,21
section 5.5 #1c, 2b,4,5,8,10
no reading quiz;
finish Chapter 5
homework #7 due
continue chapter 6
Feb 19-23
Chapter 5
link to assignment here
reading quiz over Chapter 5;
Diophantine equations
the second part of homework #5 is due;
homework #6 is due
Algebra of the Arabs


Feb12 - Feb 16
chapter 4
see assignment for details
link to assignment here


reading quiz over Chapter 4;
Continued discussion of The Elements - including number theory
Discussion of the many other Greek mathematicians mentioned in section 4.4 and 4.5;
homework #5 due at 5PM
(Only the first part, section 4.2,  is due today.)
Feb 5 - Feb 9
none
link to assignment here
link to review sheet here
We will begin Chapter 4 Exam I over Chapters 1,2 and 3
Jan29-Feb2
chapter 3
sections 1-5
link to homework assignment here
reading quiz over chapter 3 at the beginning of class

homework #3 due at the beginning of class
Jan
22-26
chapter 2
sections 1-6
for quiz:
1.2 #5d,6c,7b
1.3 #3,4d,5,13d,14b,15
2.3 #1d,2e,4,6,10,16
2.4 #1,2,6,8,9
to turn in:  none
reading quiz over chapter
 2 at beginning of class;
lecture topic - Egyptian mathematics
homework quiz at end of class;
lecture topic - Babylonian mathematics
Jan 15-19
chapter 1
sections 1-3
for quiz:
section 1.2#1d,2c,3ad,4,5d,6c,7b,11c,13c
1.3#1e,2b,3,4d,5,13d,14b,15
to turn in:
none
first day of class;
lecture topic - Early  Numerical Systems
homework quiz (end of class);
lecture topic - Early  Numerical Systems


NOTE regarding Chapter 9: The reading quiz will focus on section 9.1 from the beginning through  (and including) Pascal and the Cycloid. (This is about the origins of probability theory and Pascal) AND section 9.3 from the beginning through (and including) Mary Fairfax Somerville. This is the bulk of the most important historical information.
Links:
Ishango bone
Near East maps
Euclid's Elements
Dates of Math firsts
Chapter 1 dates
Chapter 2 dates


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