- Recreational Mathematics, Mathematics and the Arts, History of Mathematics
Pedro Freitas
Contactos
Departamento de História e Filosofia das CiênciasSala/Gabinete 4.3.18
Ext. Principal 524318
Telefone Direto 21 750 0728
Email pjfreitas@ciencias.ulisboa.pt
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Carreira Docente Universitário
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Keywords
- History of Mathematics, Mathematics and Art, Recreational Mathematics
Currículo Resumido
Pedro Freitas has a PhD in mathematics from University of Illinois at Chicago. His current teaching and research interests are mainly related to the history of mathematics, recreational mathematics and relations between mathematics and art - in particular, he has been collaborating for some years in the study of the geometric work of Almada Negreiros. He is also involved in mathematical outreach.
Interesses Científicos
History of Mathematics, Mathematics and Art, Recreational Mathematics
Scientific Interests
History of Mathematics, Recreational Mathematics, Mathematics and Art
Publicações selecionadas
- Pedro J. Freitas, Hermite’s Letters To Francisco Gomes Teixeira, Revue d'histoire des mathématiques, 26 (2020), p. 73-95. doi.org/10.24033/rhm.228
- Pedro J Freitas e Simão Palmeirim Costa, Almada Negreiros and the Geometric Canon, Journal of Mathematics and the Arts, vol 9 nos. 1-2 (2015)
- Pedro Freitas e Simão Palmeirim, A geometria que Almada leu. Fontes bibliográficas para a compreensão do vocabulário geométrico tardio de Almada Negreiros, Revista de História da Sociedade e da Cultura, vol 20 (2020), pp. 283-298. doi.org/10.14195/1645-2259_20_13
- Livro de Problemas de Almada Negreiros, com Simão Palmeirim Costa, coleção Leituras em Matemática, vol 14, edição da SPM, 2015.
- Hugo Tavares, Pedro J Freitas, Dividing the Circle, The College Mathematics Journal, Volume 49, no. 3, pp. 187-194 (2018).
Prizes and Awards
2021-11-03 - Prémio Trabalho de Museologia (Associação Portuguesa de Museologia)