Note: This schedule may change as needed. Check regularly for updates.
| # | Date | Topic | Quizzes - HW | Paper/Presentation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tue, Aug 25 | Math History Introduction – Info about the course | ||
| 2 | Thu, Aug 27 | Reliable Sources – Counting Foundations | Info and topic choice form | |
| 3 | Tue, Sep 1 | Cultural Counting Methods / Number Systems | ||
| 4 | Thu, Sep 3 | Number Systems | Quiz 1: Foundations: Sources and the Beginnings of Counting and Numbers | |
| 5 | Tue, Sep 8 | Mathematics in Ancient Egypt | Bring printed slides draft (9 per page) for class activity. | |
| 6 | Thu, Sep 10 | Mathematics in Ancient Egypt | Quiz 2. Number Systems. | PDF of Slides. |
| 7 | Tue, Sep 15 | Egypt/Mesopotamia | Presentations start | |
| 8 | Thu, Sep 17 | Mathematics in Ancient Mesopotamia | Quiz 3 Egypt | |
| 9 | Tue, Sep 22 | Mesopotamian Mathematics: Plimpton 322 | ||
| 10 | Thu, Sep 24 | Hellenic Mathematics Before Euclid | Quiz 4 Mesopotamia (except Plimpton 322) | |
| 11 | Tue, Sep 29 | Hellenic Mathematics Before Euclid | ||
| 12 | Thu, Oct 1 | Hellenic Mathematics Before Euclid/Euclid's Elements | Quiz 5: Plimpton 322 | |
| 13 | Tue, Oct 6 | Euclid's Elements | ||
| 14 | Thu, Oct 8 | Euclid's Elements | Draft Paper (500 words) with excerpts/screenshots. | |
| Fall Break - Mon Oct 12 to Tue Oct 13 (no class Tue Oct 13) | ||||
| 15 | Thu, Oct 15 | Euclid's Elements | Quiz 6 Earliest Hellenic. | Draft Paper (750 words) |
| 16 | Tue, Oct 20 | Archimedes | ||
| 17 | Thu, Oct 22 | Apollonius, Eratosthenes, Ptolemy, Diophantus | Quiz 7 Euclid | Draft Paper (1000 words) |
| 18 | Tue, Oct 27 | Mathematics in China | ||
| 19 | Thu, Oct 29 | Mathematics in China | Quiz 8 Archimedes | |
| 20 | Tue, Nov 3 | Mathematics in India | ||
| 21 | Thu, Nov 5 | Mathematics in India | Quiz 9. China | Final Draft (1500 words) |
| 22 | Tue, Nov 10 | Mathematics in the Islamic Golden Age | ||
| 23 | Thu, Nov 12 | Mathematics in the Islamic Golden Age | Quiz 10 India | Paper due. |
| 24 | Tue, Nov 17 | Mathematics in the European Renaissance | ||
| 25 | Thu, Nov 19 | Mathematics in the European Renaissance | Quiz 11 Islamic Golden Age. | |
| 26 | Tue, Nov 24 | Calculus origins and first steps | ||
| Thanksgiving Break - Wed Nov 25 to Sun Nov 29 (no class Thu Nov 26) | ||||
| 27 | Tue, Dec 1 | Calculus origins and first steps | ||
| 28 | Thu, Dec 3 | Review/Selected Topics | Quiz 12: Renaissance. Review and reflection. | |
Presentation topics: See Topics - Lecture 2 for suggested presentation topics by date.