Mathematics

General goals acquiring general knowledge of the main stages of the historical developement of mathematics from the time of the Greeks to the beginning of the seveteenth century. Specific goals Knowledge and comprehension: at the end of the course the students who will pass the exam will get the basic knowledges and the methodological tools suitable for further studies in the history of mathematics. Apply Knowledge and comprehension: at the end of the course the students who will pass the exam will be able to understand some of the most significant excerpts taken from the writings of Euclide, Archimede, Cavalieri, Torricelli, Descartes, Fermat, Newton e Leibniz (in italian translation) and they will be able to compare the methods employed by their authors with those of contemporary mathematics. They will also appreciate the educational value of an historical approach to mathematics and to apply it to the elaboration of educational modules for school teaching. Critical skills and judgment: the student will get the basic knowledge necessary for appreciating the historical developement of the elementary concepts and techniques of geometry and analysis and for analysing the analogies and the relationships between the topics treated in this course and those treated in the courses of Calcolo I, Analisi Matematica I and Geometria I. Communication skills: ability to explain the content of the course in the oral part of the exam and to summarize the acquired knowledge in the written part. Learning skills: the acquired knowledge will allow an individual study or a study of a course taught at "Laurea Magistrale", concerning more advanced topics in the history of mathematics.