Syllabus
1. Archimedes and the infinitesimal mathematics (Quadrature of the parabola, On the sphere and cylinder, On spirals, Measurement of a circle ... ). 2.
Appolonios of Perga and higher geometry (Conics) 3. Ptolemaios and spherical geometry.
Annotation
Continuation of the seminary "Greek mathematical texts I" (NUMV058). The seminary is devoted to the reading and commentary of the most important paragraphs of greek mathematical writings.
Organised in cooperation with the philosophical faculty of Charkes University.