Syllabus
1. M 07 Jan Introduction, Cooperative Education W 09 Jan Mathematics before Euclid Read: Chs. 2-4 (Eves) PART 1: Hypatia Read: Chs. 5,6 (Eves), Ch. 2 (Osen) 2. M 14 Jan Alexandria: background W 16 Jan no meeting: outbreak of war (desert storm) 3. M 21 Jan no meeting, Martin Luther King Day W 23 Jan Alexandria: neoplatonism & mathematics 4. M 28 Jan Hypatia, First draft of papers due W 30 Jan Analysis and discussion 5. M 04 Feb A medieval journey PART 2: Sophie Germain Read: Ch. 13 (Eves), Chs. 6, 7 (Osen) W 06 Feb France in 1800, the Enlightment 6. M 11 Feb Paris, vibration theory, Second draft of papers due W 13 Feb Sophie, the prize 7. M 18 Feb no meeting, Presidents' day T 19 Feb Analysis and discussion (exchange day) PART 3: Sonya Kovalevsky Read: Ch. 14 (Eves), Ch. 8 (Osen) W 20 Feb Germany, Weierstrass, her thesis 8. M 25 Feb Russia, her walkabout W 27 Feb Stockholm, Anna Carlotta, Paris, Poincare PART 4: Mathematics and Gender 9. M 04 Mar Breteuil and Agnesi W 06 Mar Noether, Final version of papers due A. M 11 Mar Discussion on women in mathematics W 13 Mar Presentations B. T 19 Mar Final, 8-11 AM