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  • $\begingroup$ What about the historical appendices in Bourbaki? (This is more a question than a hint). $\endgroup$ Commented May 5, 2010 at 19:43
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    $\begingroup$ Okay, you said "non-science majors". Probably Bourbaki is mathematically too advanced and historically not detailed enough. I'm sorry for this superfluous comment. :) $\endgroup$ Commented May 5, 2010 at 19:50
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    $\begingroup$ There is a collection of Bourbaki's historical notes in a single book, as "Elements of the History of Mathematics." However, it certainly would not be suitable for non-science majors. $\endgroup$ Commented May 5, 2010 at 19:55
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    $\begingroup$ This semester at Berkeley, there's an undergrad class on the history of math, taught by Hartshorne (yes, that Hartshorne) and Mumford (yes, that Mumford). I didn't attend any of it, though I did peek into the class once or twice and it looked pretty interesting. You can find their course syllabus here: dam.brown.edu/people/mumford/Math191 $\endgroup$ Commented May 6, 2010 at 1:50
  • $\begingroup$ Whoops! I didn't realizing editing an entry way below to fix a typo was going to bump this to the front page. $\endgroup$ Commented Sep 9, 2011 at 20:26