ACTIVITY REPORT AND MY RESULT IN SEARCHING, COLLECTING, STUDYING, ANALYZING, DISCUSING MATHEMATICS HISTORY DURING THE TIME

1. Activity
At first time I'm join university lecture I'm interest with mathematics history subject. In my opinion history interesting to be studied, moreover relate to mathematics. When finding of theorems, how to find it, who is the inventor figure. It's my reason want to know more and understand what mathematics history is.

In Junior High School, first mathematician that I know is Pythagoras. It’s because of in Junior High School teach how to find hypotenuse of right triangle if the other side are known. And his theorem was used in here. It’s the begin I know mathematic history.

In Senior High School, my knowledge about history mathematic be promoted. I know more the mathematicians, like Pascal, Aristoteles, Algebra, etc. Although I know them in other subject not in mathematics. In that time, I’m very amazed with them because in all limitation they can discover new things that amazing at this time. I can’t imaging how to expand their thinking and realize it with their experiment.

In both time, I’m only limited to know the formula and the mathematician who discover it. I’m only know how to use formula, I don’t know how to prove it.

In college, I meet with mathematic history subject. I feel it’s very interesting, in there I can know the prove of the mathematics theorems. At this time, my lecturer use group presentation in the class. So that the class let to make the group and discuss the problem sets. One group give one discussion material and must present it in the front of class.

From the presentations, I know more about mathematics history. And my admiration with the mathematicians more over. I know how they can discover the theorems and the prove of it. And I know the growth of mathematic history from the past to this time. They do wonderful things that very rare people do at this time, it’s very amazing!

2. Result
The profit that I get from studying mathematic history is when I must make the paper. In here, I must have concept, look for reference, and arrange the paper. At first, I feel it’s very difficult and tiring. But at least I know the benefit from it and enjoyed it. My lecturer always teach me how to make good paper, so, there no reason for me can’t make the paper.

With Mr.Marsigit, my mathematic history lecturer, mathematic history class always interesting. There are new things that I know every meeting. Not always the reference from the book, but it can be from encyclopaedia software from computer. It’s really outside idea of me, what possible only have directive to books and articles. In this software, not only past history but also the history until 2007. How to discover it, what is the discovery, who is the discoverer, all of it avalaible in this software. It’s very amazing and facilitating for me.

Now, I can answer question one who enquire about mathematics history, although only limited to ability of me. A lot of things which I can study from mathematic history, like philosophy, spirit, intuition of mathematics figure, giving my spirit to study mathematics.

3. CONCLUSION
Mathematic history is the interesting lesson for me. A lot of things that can be studied in mathematic history. How to we can recalling and say thanks if we don’t know who mathematician is. We not only use the formula and theorems, but also we can prove it and know the forming of it. So, we can recalling mathematics and mathematicians which have meritorious.

My ability increasing with studying mathematic history. I learn how to make paper from mathematic history. Mathematic history have open my mind, that source of science not only from books but also can be from the other media. I’m really grateful that my chance to studying mathematic history. More over ridde that I don’t know. More question which not answered yet. And I can know all of it with continue to learn and curious.