A Brief History of Mathematics in Ancient Greece and the "Eureka!" Moment for Modern Mathematics

dc.contributor.author	Marnon, Samantha N.
dc.date.accessioned	2015-06-01T17:08:11Z
dc.date.available	2015-06-01T17:08:11Z
dc.date.issued	2015-04-29
dc.description	Thesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Alfred University Honors Program.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	The following paper offers an analysis of the history of mathematics in Ancient Greece. Its main focus is on five mathematicians from 600 BCE to 200 BCE: Thales, Pythagoras, Euclid, Apollonius, and Archimedes. After looking at the history of mathematics and the achievements of these mathematicians, I became aware of many factors that likely hindered these mathematicians from accomplishing even more. When I realized that many of these interferences were related to Ancient Greek culture, I was interested in examining the progress mathematics is making today. My thesis looks at the restrictions of the past and then looks at all of the opportunities for mathematics today.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10829/6870
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.rights.uri	https://libraries.alfred.edu/AURA/termsofuse	en_US
dc.subject	Honors thesis	en_US
dc.subject	History	en_US
dc.subject	Ancient Greece	en_US
dc.subject	Mathematics	en_US
dc.title	A Brief History of Mathematics in Ancient Greece and the "Eureka!" Moment for Modern Mathematics	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US

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