MATH 3573 HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS

A study of the history of mathematics from the seventeenth century onward, with particular emphasis being placed on the shift from classical methods to the more abstract modern setting. Topics covered may include: the vibrating string, Cauchy and the definition of limits, the origins of set theory, non-Euclidean geometry, the development of group theory from Lagrange to Klein and Lie.
Prereq: Math 2023

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