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Prerequisites
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Language of Instruction
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English
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Responsible
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Dr. Emel Bolat Yeşilova
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Instructors
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Assistants
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Resources
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R1. Merzbach, U. C., & Boyer, C. B. (2011). A history of mathematics (3rd ed.). Wiley. R2. Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK (2006). Geometri, Örgün Yayınları.
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Supplementary Book
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SR1. Katz, Victor J. (2008).,A History of Mathematics (3rd Ed.), Pearson. SR2. Gulberg, Jan (1997). Mathematics: From the Birth of Numbers. W.W. Norton & Company
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Goals
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To teach the development of mathematics from Egyptians to nowadays, to teach the mathematicians who had important roles in the history of mathematics, to provide an adequate explanation of how mathematics came to occupy its position as a primary cultured force in civilization.
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Content
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Research methods in History of Mathematics. Babilonian and Sumer Mathematics. Ancient
Greek geometry, arithmetic and algebra. Mathematics in Roman times. Mathematics in Chinese,
Japan and Maya civilizations. Indian mathematics. Mathematics on Islamic word and its effects
on Mediaeval European Mathematics. Mediaeval European Mathematics, Atatürk and mathematics.
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