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U16 History & philosophy of mathematics
Years 1 to 3 pathU: Years 1 to 3 electivesplannedabout 80 h (planning estimate)
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Named in: Years 1 to 3 pathway
Why this course
Mathematics in its historical and philosophical context; an expository elective.
Prerequisites
Concept-level units
Units follow the syllabus order, as a recommended sequence rather than a gate.
- Historical proof traditions
- Number and infinity
- Geometry and abstraction
- Foundations debates
- Mathematics and computation
- Expository study
Assessable outcome
Explain a mathematical idea in its historical and philosophical context.
Assessment design
- topic exercises
- mixed problem sets
- unseen proof or derivation problems
- cumulative examination
cumulative; uses spaced retrieval
Resources
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- Stillwell · Mathematics and Its History
Content record
- Version
- 0.0.0
- Review
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- Provenance
- catalogue imported from the owner brief of 29 Oct 2026; no teaching content authored
- Known issues
- none recorded
- Type
- course
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