Enrollment year
2022/2023
Academic discipline
MAT/04 (COMPLEMENTARY MATHEMATICS)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS "FELICE CASORATI"
Curriculum
PERCORSO COMUNE
Period
1st semester (29/09/2022 - 13/01/2023)
Lesson hours
48 lesson hours
Prerequisites
A knowledge of basic calculus
Learning outcomes
The course aims to present the historical development of calculus, up to the first half of the XVIII century.
Course contents
The contributions of Greek mathematics
The transition to the western countries
Statics and the concepts of calculus
The birth of logarithms
Infinitesimals and indivisibles in XVII century
Geometry and the development of calculus
Leibniz, Newton and the birth of modern calculus
The reception of calculus at the beginning of the XVIII century
Teaching methods
Lessons in a class
Reccomended or required readings
Notes available on the website of the course.
Assessment methods
Oral exam. The oral exams will contain three questions.
1st. A question on a topic selected by the student among those covered in the course.
2nd. A question proposed by the teacher within a chapter of the course, selected by the student.
3rd. A question proposed by the teacher.
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