Journey to Mathematics mainly tells about 100 major discoveries in the history of mathematics development, through which the development and progress of mathematics are demonstrated. From prehistoric times to the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Enlightenment to modern times, it describes the major events, anecdotes and famous mathematicians of mathematics in various periods. Fully demonstrate the charm of mathematics, illustrated and vivid, and inspire thinking at the same time. Mathematical Journey is a popular science book with strong application. This book is neither a textbook nor a teaching aid. Only provide some reading life for those who are interested in mathematics and the history of natural science in the new era. From this, we can learn some methods to observe phenomena and ask questions, understand the formation of those theorems in textbooks, and thus put ourselves in the process of human civilization, which may be an unexpected gain for readers. The book is divided into five parts: from prehistoric times to the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Enlightenment, New Numbers and New Theories, Modern Mathematics and Unknown Fields. According to the knowledge structure of China schools, junior high school graduates can basically learn from prehistoric times to the Middle Ages, while senior high school graduates can learn from the Renaissance and the Enlightenment (excluding calculus). The contents of undergraduate science are basically contained in new figures and new theories, and the courses involved in graduate students, doctors and scientific research basically belong to the category of modern mathematics.
There is also an open class of Shanghai Jiao Tong University: Mathematics Tour, which is suitable for college students.
Course introduction: 6 episodes of the course * * *, trying to go back to the path taken by predecessors and have a relaxed math trip with students. In this journey, we constantly reveal the formation process and history of some concepts and mathematical ideas, understand the necessity and charm of mathematical abstraction, truly appreciate the brilliance of human mind displayed by mathematical abstraction, and cultivate the ability of mathematical abstraction imperceptibly. And try to introduce some characteristics of mathematical abstraction with some simple mathematical examples, and try to talk about how to overcome the difficulties brought by abstraction when learning mathematics.