Essay 4

  • Due Oct 15, 2021 by 8am
  • Points 4
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This essay gives up to 4 points counted towards part C of the examination.

For this essay, you must find your own original sources and analyze them. You may additionally use secondary sources, but your discussion should primarily be based on the primary source(s).

Analyze a specific instance of the reception of a historical mathematical discovery in popular culture. What was it about it that fascinated mathematical laymen? Was this reception valuable or detrimental to mathematics and the involved mathematicians?
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