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This course is devoted to selected topics from school mathematics from historical perespective: origin and
development of core concepts and disciplines.
Last update: Staněk Jakub, RNDr., Ph.D. (14.06.2019)
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Successful completion of a written test (120 minutes). It is necessary to demonstrate an understanding of all the topics discussed in the lecture. Last update: Halas Zdeněk, Mgr., DiS., Ph.D. (29.10.2019)
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M. Kline: Mathematical Thought from Ancient to Modern Times. Oxford Univ. Press, New York 1990.
R. Cooke: The History of Mathematics, A Brief Course. Wiley, New York 1997.
J. Stillwell: Mathematics and Its History. Springer-Verlag, New York 1994.
W. S. Anglin: Mathematics - A Concise History and Philosophy. Springer-Verlag, New York 1994.
W. S. Anglin, J. Lambek: The Heritage of Thales. Springer-Verlag, New York 1995.
H. Gericke: Mathematik in Antik, Orient und Abendland. FourierVerlag, Wiesbaden 2003. Last update: T_KDM (14.04.2014)
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Předmět je uzavřen zkouškovým testem. Last update: Halas Zdeněk, Mgr., DiS., Ph.D. (19.02.2019)
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1. The extinction of Antique World, its reasons and consequences. The last mathematicians of classical Antiquity.
2. The Middle Ages.
3. Septem artes liberales, trivium and quadrivium.
4. Church, culture and education.
5. Mathematics at the end of the 8th century. Alcuin of York, his life and activities.
6. Mathematics at the end of the 10th century. Gerbert of Aurillac - pope Silvestre II., his life and activities.
7. Mathematics in the Arabic World. The development of Arabic science. Al-Khwarizmi, Abu Kamil, Omar Khayyam.
8. Transfer of antique knowledge from Arabic World and the Byzantine Empire to Europe.
9. Mathematics at the beginning of the 13th century. Leonardo of Pisa - Fibonacci, his life and work.
10. The Middle Ages counting algorithms.
11. Universities.
12. Mathematics at the second half of the 14th century. Nicole of Oresme, his life and activities.
13. Mathematics at the 15th century. Johannes Muller - Regiomontanus, his life and activities, Luca Pacioli and his Summa de arithmetica, geometria, proportioni et proportionalita.
The detailed syllabus (in Czech) is on the lecture www-page where the extensive list of references is added. Last update: T_KDM (14.04.2014)
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