UNSW - MATH 3560: History of Mathematics

UNSW - MATH 3560: History of Mathematics. This is a collection of video lectures on MATH 3560 - History of Mathematics given by UNSW's Professor NJ Wildberger. This is a short course on the history of mathematics, in 12 lectures. Starting with Greek mathematics, Professor NJ Wildberger also discusses Hindu, Chinese and Arabic influences on algebra, then the development of coordinate geometry, calculus and mechanics, and the course of geometry from projective to non-Euclidean in the 19th century.

Lecture 1a - Pythagoras' Theorem

Lecture 1b - Pythagoras' Theorem (cont.)

Lecture 2a - Greek Geometry

Lecture 2b - Greek Geometry (cont.)

Lecture 3a - Greek Number Theory

Lecture 3b - Greek Number Theory (cont.)

Lecture 04 - Infinity in Greek Mathematics

Lecture 5a - Number Theory and Algebra in Asia

Lecture 5b - Number Theory and Algebra in Asia (cont.)

Lecture 6a - Polynomial Equations

Lecture 6b - Polynomial Equations (cont.)

Lecture 7a - Analytic Geometry and the Continuum