Article ID: CBB724952240

Undergraduate Algebra in Nineteenth-century Oxford (2017)

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The nineteenth century was an important period for both Oxford mathematics and algebra in general. While there is extensive documentation of mathematical research in Oxford at this time, the same cannot be said of the teaching. The content of the course presents a different picture: it shows what those who set it felt was most valuable for a young mathematician to learn, perhaps indicating what direction they expected mathematics to take in the future. To find out what undergraduates were taught, I have looked through examination papers of the years between 1828 and 1912 with a focus on algebra, as well as supporting material. In this paper I will present my findings. I will give a picture of what an Oxford undergraduate's course in algebra looked like by the end of the nineteenth century and discuss my own conclusions as to why it took such a form.

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Authors & Contributors
Guimarães, Henrique Manuel
Paola Magrone
Scalambro, Elena
Terracini, Lea
Lavernia, Enrique J.
da Ponte, João Pedro
Concepts
Universities and colleges
Mathematics education
Mathematics
Algebra
Textbooks
Teaching; pedagogy
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
20th century
Modern
Renaissance
Medieval
Places
Great Britain
England
United Kingdom
United States
Turin (Italy)
Prussia (Germany)
Institutions
Oxford University
Cambridge University
Red Cross Societies
Panepistēmio Athēnōn
Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
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