| Academic Year |
2024Year |
School/Graduate School |
School of Science |
| Lecture Code |
HR030000 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
数学の未解決問題入門 |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
スウガクノミカイケツモンダイニュウモン |
Subject Name in
English |
Introduction to Unsolved Problems in Mathematics |
| Instructor |
KIMURA SHIYUNICHI |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
キムラ シュンイチ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
1st-Year, First Semester, First Semester |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(1st) Inte |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
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| Credits |
1.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
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Language of Instruction |
J
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Japanese |
| Course Level |
1
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Undergraduate Introductory
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| Course Area（Area） |
25
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Science and Technology |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
01
:
Mathematics/Statistics |
| Eligible Students |
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| Keywords |
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| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
Will explain how to live with unsolved problems in mathematics |
| Class Schedule |
lesson1 Introduction: How to work with unsolved problems?
lesson2 Problems of fractions: Egyptian fractions, odd perfect numbers
lesson3 Collatz Conjecture: Generalization, 2-adic numbers, and related topics (part 1)
lesson4 Collatz Conjecture: Generalization, 2-adic numbers, and related topics (part 2)
lesson5 Combinatorial Games
lesson6 P≠NP problem and Goedel's Incompleteness theorem: Existence of non-solvable problems and hard problems
lesson7 Prime numbers: Twin primes, polynomials loved by prime numbers
lesson8 Example of a solved problem: Einstein Tiling
lesson9
lesson10
lesson11
lesson12
lesson13
lesson14
lesson15 |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
To be announced in the lecture |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
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| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
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Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
Answers to unsolved problems can never be found in books or internet. After research, try to think by yourself. |
| Requirements |
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| Grading Method |
Reports |
| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
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