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| Giga Bits (more) | famous theorems | mathematical | 2000 |
| Mathematicians | arithmetic | algebraic geometry | 7 |
| mathematics | 1000 | Archimedes of Syracuse | FRACTIONS |
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Famous Problems in the History of Mathematics Describes what mathematicians have worked on, from ancient times to the present. Includes problems suitable for middle school and high school math students, with links to solutions. Search in Category: Science: Math www.mathforum.org/isaac/mathhist.html - indexed: 6 days ago - published: Oct 08 1998 - cached |
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MacTutor History of Mathematics An extensive and searchable archive covering famous people and concepts, as well as describing the development of mathematics in various cultures. www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history - cached |
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The Mystery Of The Aleph This article from the "Washington Post" covers the development of the concept of infinity, from the fifth to the second century B.C., and includes the main findings of Archimedes and the Pythagorean school. [Requires free registration.] Search in Category: Science: Math: History Search in Category: News: Newspapers: Regional: United States Search in Category: News: Newspapers: Regional: United States: Washington, DC www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/books/chap1/mysteryaleph.htm - indexed: 6 days ago - published: Nov 16 2000 - cached |
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Arabic Mathematics: Forgotten Brilliance? Explains contributions of Arabian mathematicians by translating early Greek texts, developing early algebraic ideas, number theory and astronomical calculations. Includes information about key people during this time period. www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/history/HistTopics/Arabic_mathematics.html - indexed: 6 days ago - published: Nov 01 1999 - cached | |
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Egyptian Mathematical Papyri Includes a description of each written document, as well as some sample problems from the Rhind, Moscow and other papyri. These ancient written works were created between 1900 and 1800 BC. Search in Category: Science: Math: Mathematicians: Directories Search in Category: Science: Math: Academic Departments: North America: United States www.math.buffalo.edu/mad/Ancient-Africa/mad_ancient_egyptpapyrus.html - indexed: 6 days ago - cached | |
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Mathographies Some biographical sketches of mathematicians, ancient and modern. Search in Category: Science: Math: Mathematicians: Directories scidiv.bcc.ctc.edu/Math/MathFolks.html - cached | |
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Maths is Good for You Contains information on famous mathematicians, theorems, and topics. www.mathsisgoodforyou.com - cached | |
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The History of Mathematicians and Physicists Outlines a Webquest for studying the history of contributions to both these fields, and includes resources for solving the task. education.nmsu.edu/webquest/wq/math/mathpyswq.htm - indexed: 6 days ago - cached | |
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Pre-Computer History of Pi Explains the early methods of approximating this famous constant, which is used in measuring the area of a circle. Page includes the dates and names of people who were influential in improving these calculations. personal.bgsu.edu/~carother/pi/Pi2.html - indexed: 6 days ago - cached | |
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Counting to Infinity Introduction to infinity including the origins of the sign for infinity and pictures. Search in Category: Science: Math: Recreations: Specific Numbers: Infinity www.scidiv.bcc.ctc.edu/Math/infinity.html - cached | |
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History of Mathematics An overview of the subject and a famous 1900 speech describing the main mathematical problems. Includes a chronological list of mathematicians and their work. Search in Category: Science: Math: History aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/mathhist - indexed: 6 days ago - published: Sep 15 1998 - cached | |
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Mesopotamian Mathematics Discusses the development of numbers, addition tables, exercise problems and solutions for quadratic equations in one of the oldest known civilizations. Covers the period from 8000 B.C. to 364 A.D. Search in Category: Science: Math: History it.stlawu.edu/~dmelvill/mesomath - published: Feb 21 2007 - cached | |
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Why Do We Study Calculus? Explains, in everyday language, the developments in astronomy, math, and physics that contributed to the discovery of differential calculus and its relationship to area formulas. Search in Category: Reference: Education: Colleges and Universities: North America: United States: Tennessee: Vanderbilt University: Departments and Programs Search in Category: Science: Math: Academic Departments: North America: United States math.vanderbilt.edu/~schectex/courses/whystudy.html - indexed: 6 days ago - published: Aug 23 2006 - cached | |
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