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College Catalog 2017-2018 
    
College Catalog 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HMA 270 - HNR History of Mathematics

4.00 credits.
This course will examine the history of mathematical thought from ancient times to the 20th century. Emphasis will be placed on the history of mathematical topics typically covered in the high school or early college curriculum. The course will seek to foster an appreciation of the great theorems of mathematics and the imagination and brilliance of the mathematicians who conceived them.  NOTE: This course will satisfy Mathematics Core AU for students enrolled prior to Fall 2013. Honors students only.