History of Mathematics Basic Information M117 (3+0+0) - 4 ECTS credits Students will become familiar with the development of the major mathematical ideas throughout history. Students will re-learn previously met mathematical concept in regard to the historical aspect. This provides knowledge of a variety of examples from the history of useful for the future work of teachers of mathematics, as well as their general culture. Also, students will get to know the connections of mathematics with other professions and social development. You can access the course content at the following link: PDF Teachers Instructor: Dr. Tomislav Marošević, Associate Professor Basic literature F. M. Brueckler: Povijest matematike I, Odjel za matematiku Sveučilišta J. J. Strossmayera u Osijeku, 2007. F. M. Brueckler: Povijest matematike II, Odjel za matematiku Sveučilišta J. J. Strossmayera u Osijeku, 2010. Additional literature Ž. Dadić: Razvoj matematike. Ideje i metode egzaktnih znanosti u njihovu povijesnom razvoju, Školska knjiga, Zagreb, 1975. Z. Šikić, Kako je stvarana novovjekovna matematika, Školska knjiga Zagreb, 1989. Š. Znam i dr., Pogled u povijest matematike, Tehnička knjiga Zagreb, 1989. The MacTutor History of Mathematics Archives: http://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk S.Anglin, J.Lambek: The Heritage of Thales, Springer Verlag, Berlin, 1995. D.E.Smith: History of Mathematics – Vol. I, Dover, New York, 1958. D.E.Smith: History of Mathematics – Vol. II, Dover, New York, 1953. Teaching materials The materials are available on the internal Teams channel of the course, through which all internal communication takes place. Students are required to register on the course’s Teams channel. The channel code for joining the course can be found in the schedule.