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Vorlesung
WiSe 23/24: Introduction to Numeracy and Mathematics in the Ancient World
Antonius Ossendrijver
Hinweise für Studierende
For this course it is not possible to enrol via Campus Management. Please enrol via the form "Modul-, Lehrveranstaltungs- und Prüfungsanmeldung" when you decided to take the course. Please submit this document to the Studienbüro within the same time frame you would have to enrol in your courses in Campus Management, namely within the first two or three weeks of the course. The workload of the course equals 180 hours: attendance 30 hours, preparation and wrap-up 90 hours, and Hausarbeit 60 hours. For questions regarding credits you will have to approach your BA- or MA advisor of your study program." Please register also via email: wissensgeschichte@geschkult.fu-berlin.de Schließen
Kommentar
Counting, measuring, accounting, computing, and modeling are essential techniques for the organization of societies, both in our modern era and in the ancient world. This lecture introduces central topics from the history of numeracy and mathematics in the ancient world, with an emphasis on Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Greco-Roman world. The focus is on reconstructing and interpreting ancient practices based on translated original sources and on the methodological aspects of research on numeracy and mathematics in the ancient world. The topics covered by the lecture include ancient accounting and the origins of writing; algorithms, arithmetics, geometry in Babylonian, Egyptian, and Greco-Roman mathematics; cultures of proof Schließen
16 Termine
Regelmäßige Termine der Lehrveranstaltung
Di, 17.10.2023 14:00 - 16:00
Di, 24.10.2023 14:00 - 16:00
Di, 31.10.2023 14:00 - 16:00
Di, 07.11.2023 14:00 - 16:00
Di, 14.11.2023 14:00 - 16:00
Di, 21.11.2023 14:00 - 16:00
Di, 28.11.2023 14:00 - 16:00
Di, 05.12.2023 14:00 - 16:00
Di, 12.12.2023 14:00 - 16:00
Di, 19.12.2023 14:00 - 16:00
Di, 09.01.2024 14:00 - 16:00
Di, 16.01.2024 14:00 - 16:00
Di, 23.01.2024 14:00 - 16:00
Di, 30.01.2024 14:00 - 16:00
Di, 06.02.2024 14:00 - 16:00
Di, 13.02.2024 14:00 - 16:00