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2020-2021 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

MTH 145 - History of Mathematics

Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
An overview of the development of mathematical disciplines. Topics include: mathematical development in different cultures, the development of particular mathematical fields from their origins through the later decades of the twentieth century including number theory, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, probability, and calculus. Students who matriculated prior to Fall 2012 whose degree program does not require any other courses in mathematics may choose this course to meet the general education mathematics course requirement for education and other Liberal Arts and Fine Arts majors. Students who matriculated in Fall 2012 or later should choose a 100-level mathematics course that has been approved by University Studies Curriculum.
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