Syllabus
Introduction to the study of history of mathematics. The available literature.
Prehistory. Phylogeny and ontogeny. Expression of quantity in aboriginal languages.
First mathematical manuscripts. Egypt, Mesopotamia.
Mathematics in ancient Greece. The main centres and main figures. The main contributions of Eudoxus, Euclid, Archimedes, Apollonius, Diophantos.
Mathematics of oriental countries (China, India, Islamic countries). The main contributions of Arabic mathematicians. The transmission of oriental mathematics to Europe.
Annotation
Ancient Mathematics, in particular Greek. Medieval Maths (European, Arabic).
Mathematics of 16th-19th century