History of Mathematics
Welcome to the History of Mathematics web page. History of Mathematics is a multidisciplinary subject with a strong presence in Oxford. This page details some of the group's links and activities.
Historians of mathematics in Oxford
Inside the Mathematical Institute ...
- Jackie Stedall – mathematics of the 16th to 18th centuries, history of algebra
- Peter Neumann – history of algebra, especially of the 19th and 20th centuries
... and others in Oxford with an active interest in history of mathematics
- Philip Beeley – correspondence of John Wallis
- Rosie Cretney – the correspondence of Leonhard Euler
- Howard Emmens – history of group theory
- Raymond Flood – Irish mathematics
- Keith Hannabuss – 19th-century mathematics
- Chris Hollings – history of the algebraic theory of semigroups
- Stephen Johnston – mathematical instruments
- Mark Thakkar – mathematics in medieval theology
- Benjamin Wardhaugh – social history of mathematics in early modern England
- Robin Wilson – 19th-century mathematics
Beyond Oxford the group has close connections to:
- British Society for the History of Mathematics
- Department of History and Philosophy of Science, Cambridge
- Centre for History of Mathematical Sciences, Open University
- Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin
- Historians of mathematics within CNRS, Paris
- History of Mathematics Group, Uppsala
Teaching
The group offers the following teaching:
- O1 History of Mathematics for third-year mathematics undergraduates
- OE Extended essay for third-year mathematics undergraduates
- OD Dissertation for fourth-year mathematics undergraduates