Course: Math 111, History of Mathematics
Instructor: Moon Duchin (office hours Tues after class and by appointment, MSB 2111)
TAs: Tom Denton (bio) (office hours Mon 11am MSB 2145), Ezra Gouvea (office hours Tues 4pm, MSB 2131)
Time/Place: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:40-3pm, PHYGEO 130

Handouts:

Syllabus and course outline Rough timeline "Culture Compare" crib sheet

PS1, PS2, PS3, PS4, PS5, PS6, PS8, PS9 Groups and geometry family tree

Links:

Some primary source material Continued fraction calculator Values of the partition function

Assorted related readings, not all of them assigned. Reading response tips and Paper ideas from last year's course page. Sample questions for final exam.

Required Books:

• Imre Lakatos, Proofs and Refutations
• John Stillwell, Mathematics and its History

Recommended Books:

• Victor J. Katz, A History of Mathematics (any of the several editions)
• Maurice Mashaal, Bourbaki: A secret society of mathematicians
• Ebbinghaus et al, Numbers
• any of several books by Brian Rotman, Ian Hacking, Constance Reid, Ann Hibner Koblitz (ask me!)