MA3E5 - History of Mathematics
- Module code: MA3E5
- Module name: History of Mathematics
- Department: Mathematics Institute
- Credit: 15
Content and teaching | Assessment | Availability
Module content and teaching
Principal aims
The module aims to: consider topics in the 19th Century history of abstract algebra and number theory; discuss what was taken to be so important about them.
Principal learning outcomes
To develop a critical sense of what was, and even what is, important and exciting about mathematics and its evolution; To raise questions about the nature of mathematics and its relation both to abstract thought and to its applications in classical physics.
Departmental link
http://go.warwick.ac.uk/MA3E5/
Other essential notes
Prerequisites: Familiarity with concepts from algebra as presented in MA249 Algebra II is highly desirable, but not essential; an acquaintance with MA246 Number Theory would help but is not required.
Module assessment
Assessment group | Assessment name | Percentage |
---|---|---|
15 CATS (Module code: MA3E5-15) | ||
A (Assessed work only) | 500 word essay | 14% |
1500 word essay | 26% | |
2000 word essay | 60% |
Module availability
This module is available on the following courses:
Core
N/A
Optional Core
N/A
Optional
- Undergraduate Mathematics (MMath) with Study in Europe (G106) - Year 4
- Undergraduate Discrete Mathematics (G4G1) - Year 3
- Undergraduate Discrete Mathematics with Intercalated Year (G4G2) - Year 4
- Undergraduate Discrete Mathematics (G4G3) - Year 3
- Undergraduate Mathematics and Physics (with Intercalated Year) (GF14) - Year 4
- Undergraduate Mathematics and Economics (with Intercalated Year) (GL12) - Year 4