Spring 2023 - MATH 894 G100

Reading (2)

Class Number: 5324

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Location: TBA

Description

COURSE DETAILS:

Topics in history of mathematics: Tokugawa period mathematics in Japan

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

Students will become acqualinted with some texts in Japanese and the historical literature on them (in English and other languages). We will also examine some problems in reading Japanese of the 17th c. and reference works that assist with that.  We will pay particular attention to  the JInkoki, by Yoshida Mitsuyoshi (吉田 光由). Related texts may be examined.

Grading

  • 8 Weekly Reports 50%
  • Final Research Paper 50%

NOTES:

Students will give 8 weekly reports on readings, equally weighted, for a total of 50% of the grade, and will write a research paper on a mutually-agreed topic for 50%.

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Shinpen Jikoki, available online at https://www.ndl.go.jp/math/e/s2/1.html
Kaikendai Ed. by Seki Takakazu. Ms. 1 v. <140-203>, available at the same site.

Horiuchi, Annick. (1994). Les Mathematiques Japonaises a L'Epoque d'Edo (1600–1868): Une Etude des Travaux de Seki Takakazu (?-1708) et de Takebe Katahiro (1664–1739). Paris: Librairie Philosophique J. Vrin.

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