History and Philosophy of Mathematics
Objectives
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General characterization
Code
10792
Credits
3.0
Responsible teacher
Isabel Maria Oitavem Fonseca da Rocha Kahle
Hours
Weekly - 3
Total - 52
Teaching language
Português
Prerequisites
Elementar knowledge of mathematics.
Bibliography
Among others:
- História das Matemáticas na Antiguidade, by Fernando de Vasconcellos, Livrarias Aillaud e Bertrand, 1925 (new edition: editor Franco de Oliveira, edição Ludus, 2006).
- A contextual history of Mathematics, by Ronald Calinger, Prentice-Hall, 1999.
- A concise history of Mathematics, by Dirk Stuik, Dover, 1987.
- The philosophy of Mathematics, An introductory essay, by Stephan Körner, Dover, 1968.
- Proofs and refutations, by Imre Lakatos, Cambridge University Press, 1976.
Teaching method
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Evaluation method
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Subject matter
- Mathematics in the ancient near east;
- Theoretical Mathematics in Greece;
- Mathematics during Middle-age and Renascence;
- Modern Mathematics.