Note: This schedule may change as needed. Check regularly for updates.
| # | Date | Topic | Quizzes - HW | Paper/Presentation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 26 | Math History Introduction – Info about the course | ||
| 2 | Jan 28 | Reliable Sources – Counting Foundations | Info and topic choice form | |
| 3 | Feb 2 | Cultural Counting Methods / Number Systems | ||
| 4 | Feb 4 | Number Systems | Quiz 1: Foundations: Sources and the Beginnings of Counting and Numbers Lect 1 and 2. | |
| 5 | Feb 9 | Mathematics in Ancient Egypt | Bring printed slides draft (9 per page) for class activity. | |
| 6 | Feb 11 | Mathematics in Ancient Egypt | Quiz 2. Number Systems. | PDF of Slides. |
| 7 | Feb 16 | Mesopotamia/ Egypt | ||
| 8 | Feb 18 | Mathematics in Ancient Mesopotamia | Quiz 3 Egypt | |
| 9 | Feb 23 | Mathematics in Ancient Mesopotamia | ||
| 10 | Feb 25 | Inca and Mayan Mathematics | Quiz 4 Mesopotamia | |
| 11 | Mar 2 | Hellenic Mathematics Before Euclid | ||
| 12 | Mar 4 | Hellenic Mathematics Before Euclid | Quiz 5 Mayan | Presentations start |
| 13 | Mar 9 | Hellenic Mathematics Before Euclid | ||
| 14 | Mar 11 | Euclid's Elements – History and Impact - Axiom Systems | Draft Paper (500 words) with excerpts/screenshots. | |
| Spring Break Week - Mo March 16 to Fr March 20 | ||||
| 15 | Mar 23 | Euclid's Elements – Axiom Systems | ||
| 16 | Mar 25 | Euclid's Elements – Number theory - Pythagorean Theorem | Quiz 6 Earliest Hellenic. | Draft Paper (750 words) |
| 17 | Mar 30 | Archimedes | ||
| 18 | Apr 1 | Apollonius, Eratosthenes, Ptolemy, Diophantus | Quiz 7 Euclid | Draft Paper (1000 words) |
| 19 | Apr 6 | Chinese Mathematics | ||
| 20 | Apr 8 | Chinese Mathematics (cont.) | Quiz 8 Archimedes | Draft Paper (1250 words) |
| 21 | Apr 13 | Indian Mathematics | ||
| 22 | Apr 15 | Indian / Islamic Mathematics | Quiz 9. China | Final Draft (1500 words) |
| 23 | Apr 20 | Islamic Mathematics | ||
| 24 | Apr 22 | Renaissance Mathematics | Quiz 10 India | Paper due. |
| 25 | Apr 27 | Renaissance Mathematics | ||
| 26 | Apr 29 | Calculus Origins | Quiz 11 Islamic Golden Age. | |
| 27 | May 4 | Selected Topics | ||
| 28 | May 6 | Review / Last Day | Quiz 12: Renaissance. | |
Presentation schedules: See Lecture 1 and Lecture 2 for specific presentation dates and topics.