Note: This schedule may change as needed. Check regularly for updates.
| # | Date | Topic | Quizzes - HW | Paper/Presentation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 27 | Math History Introduction – Info about the course | ||
| 2 | Jan 29 | Reliable Sources – Counting Foundations | Info and topic choice form | |
| 3 | Feb 3 | Cultural Counting Methods / Number Systems | ||
| 4 | Feb 5 | Number Systems | Quiz 1: Foundations: Sources and the Beginnings of Counting and Numbers Lect 1 and 2. | |
| 5 | Feb 10 | Mathematics in Ancient Egypt | Bring printed slides draft (9 per page) for class activity. | |
| 6 | Feb 12 | Mathematics in Ancient Egypt | Quiz 2. Number Systems. | PDF of Slides. |
| 7 | Feb 17 | Mesopotamia/ Egypt | ||
| 8 | Feb 19 | Mathematics in Ancient Mesopotamia | Quiz 3 Egypt | |
| 9 | Feb 24 | Snow day No class | ||
| 10 | Feb 26 | Mesopotamian Mathematics: Plimpton | Quiz 4 Mesopotamia | |
| 11 | Mar 3 | Hellenic Mathematics Before Euclid | ||
| 12 | Mar 5 | Hellenic Mathematics Before Euclid | Quiz 5 Plimpton 322 | Presentations start |
| 13 | Mar 10 | Hellenic Mathematics Before Euclid | ||
| 14 | Mar 12 | 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 24 | Euclid's Elements – Axiom Systems | ||
| 16 | Mar 26 | Euclid's Elements – Number theory - Pythagorean Theorem | Quiz 6 Earliest Hellenic. | Draft Paper (750 words) |
| 17 | Mar 31 | Archimedes | ||
| 18 | Apr 2 | Apollonius, Eratosthenes, Ptolemy, Diophantus | Quiz 7 Euclid | Draft Paper (1000 words) |
| 19 | Apr 7 | Chinese Mathematics | ||
| 20 | Apr 9 | Chinese Mathematics | Quiz 8 Archimedes | Draft Paper (1250 words) |
| 21 | Apr 14 | Indian Mathematics | ||
| 22 | Apr 16 | Indian / Islamic Mathematics | Quiz 9. China | Final Draft (1500 words) |
| 23 | Apr 21 | Islamic Mathematics | ||
| 24 | Apr 23 | Renaissance Mathematics | Quiz 10 India/Islamic | Paper due. |
| 25 | Apr 28 | Renaissance Mathematics | ||
| 26 | Apr 30 | Calculus Origins | Quiz 11 Renaissance. | |
| 27 | May 5 | Selected Topics | ||
| 28 | May 7 | Review / Last Day | Quiz 12: Review and reflection. | |
Presentation schedules: See Lecture 1 and Lecture 2 for specific presentation dates and topics.