Note: This schedule may change as needed. Check regularly for updates.
| # | Date | Topic | Quizzes - HW | Paper/Presentation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon, Aug 24 | Math History Introduction – Info about the course | ||
| 2 | Wed, Aug 26 | Reliable Sources / Counting Foundations | Info and topic choice form | |
| 3 | Mon, Aug 31 | Cultural Counting Methods / Number Systems | ||
| 4 | Wed, Sep 2 | Mathematics in Ancient Egypt | Quiz 1: Foundations: Sources and the Beginnings of Counting and Numbers | |
| Labor Day - Mon Sep 7 (no class) | ||||
| 5 | Wed, Sep 9 | Mathematics in Ancient Egypt | Quiz 2. Number Systems. | PDF of Slides. |
| 6 | Mon, Sep 14 | Egypt/Mesopotamia | Presentations start | |
| 7 | Wed, Sep 16 | Mathematics in Ancient Mesopotamia | Quiz 3 Egypt | |
| 8 | Mon, Sep 21 | Mesopotamian Mathematics: Plimpton 322 | ||
| 9 | Wed, Sep 23 | Hellenic Mathematics Before Euclid | Quiz 4 Mesopotamia (except Plimpton 322) | |
| 10 | Mon, Sep 28 | Hellenic Mathematics Before Euclid | ||
| 11 | Wed, Sep 30 | Hellenic Mathematics Before Euclid/Euclid's Elements | Quiz 5: Plimpton 322 | |
| 12 | Mon, Oct 5 | Euclid's Elements | ||
| 13 | Wed, Oct 7 | Euclid's Elements | Draft 1 Paper (500 words) with excerpts/screenshots. | |
| Fall Break - Mon Oct 12 to Tue Oct 13 (no class Mon Oct 12) | ||||
| 14 | Wed, Oct 14 | Euclid's Elements | Quiz 6 Earliest Hellenic. | Draft 2 Paper (750 words) |
| 15 | Mon, Oct 19 | Archimedes | ||
| 16 | Wed, Oct 21 | Apollonius, Eratosthenes, Ptolemy, Diophantus | Quiz 7 Euclid | Draft 3 Paper (1000 words) |
| 17 | Mon, Oct 26 | Mathematics in China | ||
| 18 | Wed, Oct 28 | Mathematics in China | Quiz 8 Archimedes | Draft 4 Paper (1250 words) |
| 19 | Mon, Nov 2 | Mathematics in India | ||
| 20 | Wed, Nov 4 | Mathematics in India | Quiz 9. China | Draft 5 Paper (1500 words) |
| 21 | Mon, Nov 9 | Mathematics in the Islamic Golden Age | ||
| 22 | Wed, Nov 11 | Mathematics in the Islamic Golden Age | Quiz 10 India | Paper due. |
| 23 | Mon, Nov 16 | Mathematics in the European Renaissance | ||
| 24 | Wed, Nov 18 | Mathematics in the European Renaissance | Quiz 11 Islamic Golden Age. | |
| 25 | Mon, Nov 23 | Calculus origins and first steps | ||
| Thanksgiving Break - Wed Nov 25 to Sun Nov 29 (no class Wed Nov 25) | ||||
| 26 | Mon, Nov 30 | Calculus origins and first steps | ||
| 27 | Wed, Dec 2 | Review/Selected Topics | Quiz 12: Renaissance. Review and reflection. | |
| 28 | Mon, Dec 7 | TBD—official last day of classes | ||
Presentation topics: See Topics - Lecture 3 for suggested presentation topics by date.