The Origins of Mathematics,
Mathematics of the Indians North of Mexico
1.1-3
2.1
1/13
2
Egyptian Mathematics
3.1
1/20
3
Babylonian Mathematics
3.2
1/27
4
Early Greek Mathematics
4.1-6
2/3
5
Middle Greek Mathematics
4.7-8
2/10
6
Late Greek Mathematics
4.9-13
2/17
7
Islamic Mathematics
5.1
2/24
8
Medieval Contributions
The Renaissance
6.1
7.1
3/3
Spring Break
9
The Transition to Calculus
8.1
3/17
10
Calculus - Part I, Fermat/Barrow
9.1-3
3/24
11
Calculus - Part II, Newton/Leibniz
9.4
3/31
12
The Riemann Integral
10.1
4/7
13
Algebra and Number Theory
11.1-3
4/14
14
Infinity
12.1
4/21
15
History of mathematics education
4/28
Homework
Where is the homework? In each of the main chapters (1-12) you
will find Goals, Readings, and Problems. The problem assignments always
refer to those found at the Problems link. Do not use the problems at
the end of a readings chapter.
Hmk
Problems
Chapter
Assign
Date
Due Date
1
All
1.1-3
2.1
1/13
1/20
2
Egyptian: 1-11, odd
3.1
1/20
1/27
3
Babylonian: 3,4,9,12,13
3.2
1/27
2/3
4
Early Greek 1,3,4,13
4.1-6
2/3
2/10
5
Early Greek 9, 11, 14, 15 (note new problems have been
posted)
4.1-6
2/10
2/17
6
Classical Greek 1,2,3,4 (note new problems have been
posted)
4.7-8
2/17
2/24
7
Classical Greek 11,12,19
4.7-8
2/24
3/3
8
Classical Greek 9, 21
4.7-8
2/24
3/10
Islamic 1,2
5.1
3/3
3/10
Spring Break
9
Medieval period 1, 2, 7 (Hint: on #2 use induction)
