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MATH 110 - Diving into Research: History of Mathematical Recreations

We will explore recreational mathematics—mathematical puzzles, games, and pastimes—through the ages. We’ll look at them in their historical context. Who used them and when, and if we can answer the questions, why, and how did they fit into their cultures? How did they connect to other recreational mathematics, and to mathematics in general? Can we determine their sources and how they traveled from culture to culture, if they did? We’ll see how they led to the development of some serious mathematics in geometry, number theory, probability, combinatorics, game theory, and topology.

Note: This yearlong course is 0.5 unit per semester, and the full year is necessary to obtain credit. Math 110 does not satisfy any requirement of the Math major.

Fulfills the Formal Analysis requirement.


 
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