Math 398 - History of Math -- Chapter 5 Reading Assignments
April 6 - April 18

(Last modified: Wednesday, April 18, 2001, 4:58 PM )

Unless otherwise indicated, all reading are from Mathematical Expeditions by Laubenbacher and Pengelley.

For Friday April 6

To read: Pp 204 - 210

For Monday April 9

To read: Section 5.2

For Wednesday April 11

To read: Section 5.3

For Friday April 13

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To read: Pp 211 - 213 and pp 233 - 235

Reading Questions:

  1. In a sentence or two, describe Ferrari's contribution to the solution of quartics.
  2. What is Lagrange's description of the general principle of all previous approaches to solving equations?

For Monday April 16

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To read: Pp 235 - 245

Reading Questions:

  1. What is the degree of the reduced equation for a cubic?
  2. What is the main result of this section?

For Wednesday April 18

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To read: Pp 245-247

Reading Question:

    What is a "Lagrange resolvent"?

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