401-1010-00L The Foundations of Analysis from a Philosophical and Historical Point of View
| Semester | Autumn Semester 2018 |
| Lecturers | G. Sommaruga, L. Halbeisen |
| Periodicity | non-recurring course |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Comment | Number of participants limited to 30 Particularly suitable for students of D-MATH |
Courses
| Number | Title | Hours | Lecturers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401-1010-00 S | Die Grundlagen der Analysis aus philosophischer und historischer Sicht | 2 hrs |
| G. Sommaruga, L. Halbeisen |
Catalogue data
| Abstract | Accompanying the courses in analysis, the beginning and development of analysis will be considered and discussed from a philosophical perspective. In particular, different approaches towards dealing with the problems sparked off by the infinitesimals will be studied. And finally, a short presentation of non-standard analysis will be given. |
| Learning objective | This course aims at enabling the students to have a critical look at the basic philosophical premisses underlying analysis, to analyze them and to reflect on them. NB. This course is part of the rectorate's critical thinking initiative. |
Performance assessment
| Performance assessment information (valid until the course unit is held again) | |
Performance assessment as a semester course | |
| ECTS credits | 3 credits |
| Examiners | G. Sommaruga, L. Halbeisen |
| Type | graded semester performance |
| Language of examination | German |
| Repetition | Repetition only possible after re-enrolling for the course unit. |
Learning materials
| No public learning materials available. | |
| Only public learning materials are listed. |
Groups
| No information on groups available. |
Restrictions
| Places | 30 at the most |
| Priority | Registration for the course unit is until 28.08.2018 only possible for the primary target group |
| Primary target group | Mathematics BSc (404000)
Computational Science and Engineering BSc (406000) Quantitative Finance MSc (435000) Statistics MSc (436000) Mathematics MSc (437000) Applied Mathematics MSc (437100) Computational Science and Engineering MSc (438000) Doctorate Mathematics (439002) Doctorate Computational Science and Engineering (439102) Teaching Diploma in Mathematics (442000) Teaching Cert. in Computational Science + Engin. (443000) Teaching Certificate in Mathematics (444000) CAS ETH in Applied Statistical Data Science (446000) DAS ETH in Applied Statistical Data Science (447000) Mathematics (Mobility) (448000) Computational Science and Engineering (Mobility) (449000) |
| Waiting list | until 19.09.2018 |
Offered in
| Programme | Section | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GESS Science in Perspective | Philosophy | W |  |
| GESS Science in Perspective | D-MATH | W | |