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MATH Mathematics (
Computer, Mathematical and Physical Sciences)
MATH274
History of Mathematics;
(3 credits)
Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.
CORE Interdisciplinary & Emerging Issues (IE) Course.
Prerequisite: MATH140 or MATH220.
An overview of aspects in the history of mathematics from its
beginning in the concrete problem solving of ancient times through the
development of abstraction in the 19th and 20th centuries. The course
considers both mathematical ideas and the context in which they
developed in various civilizations around the world.
MATH 274 cannot satisfy a CMSC major requirement.
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Liu, J. (Seats=25, Open=3, Waitlist=0) Books
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