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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Female Mathematicians

For Students 9th - 10th
This University of St. Andrews presents this list of female mathematicians with a description of their contributions to the field.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Science Careers: Mathematician

For Students 9th - 10th
Mathematicians work in many areas. Some are applied mathematicians, some theoretical, but all use mathematics as a way to figure things out by using deduction. This Science Buddies site lays out the requirements needed to become a...
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Agnes Scott College

Alphabetical Index of Women Mathematicians

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the biographies of dozens of women mathematicians who were important in the 1700's, 1800's, and 1900's.
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Trinity College Dublin

Mathematicians of the Seventeenth & Eighteenth Centuries

For Students 9th - 10th
Read accounts of the lives and works of seventeenth and eighteenth century mathematicians, including Sir Isaac Newton and Rene Descartes.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Mathematicians Alive on a Given Date

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this tool from the University of St. Andrews to find famous mathematicians alive on given dates. Just enter the year you are interested in, and you will receive a list of mathematicians and related information about the mathematician...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Great Mathematicians Time Line

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A time line of famous mathematicians.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: A Time Line of Mathematicians

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Greek Period to the 20th Century, the University of St. Andrews provide a time line of famous mathematicians. Time periods are separated into individual time lines.
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Career Cornerstone Center

Sloan Career Cornerstone Center: Mathematician

For Students 9th - 10th
A career as a Mathematician is profiled.Includes: Mathematician overview, Preparation, Day In The Life, Earnings, Employment, Career Path Forecast, Professional Organizations.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Mathematician and Astronomer Benjamin Banneker

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about the life and accomplishments of Benjamin Banneker, an African American mathematician and scientist. Also contains portraits and a map of New York, which can be enlarged for a closer view.
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University at Buffalo

State University of New York: Mathematicians of African Diaspora: The Ancients

For Students 9th - 10th
Resources for learning about the history of mathematics in ancient Africa, specifically the diaspora. Looks at the prejudices that existed in past centuries towards African people, at mathematical discoveries and artifacts from Africa...
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Luca Valerio, Italian Mathematician

For Students 9th - 10th
This University of St. Andrews page offers a good biography on Luca Valerio, an Italian mathematician and teacher of rhetoric.
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Agnes Scott College

Agnus Scott College: Biographies of Women Mathematicians

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to learn about the women behind the math. Lawrence Riddle, professor of mathematics at Agnes Scott College, created this site as a tribute to women who have made accomplishments in the world of mathematics.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Famous Black Mathematicians

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives information about the lives and accomplishments of famous African-American mathematicians.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Famous Mathematicians

For Students 9th - 10th
A list of mathematicians with brief descriptions of their most important contributions.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Full Chronological Mathematicians Index

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of St. Andrews has information on any mathematician you can think of and who may be found through a chronological index approach or alphabetically.
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Agnes Scott College

Agnes Scott College: Biographies of Women Mathematicians: Sophie Germain

For Students 9th - 10th
Article highlights the accomplishments of Sophie Germain, a French mathematician who contributed to the study of acoustics, elasticity, mathematical physics, and the theory of numbers.
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Other

Noodle Tools: Mathematical Literacy: Job Search: Mathematician

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Discover the types of jobs that Mathematicians hold and find out what you could do with a degree in mathematics. This site provides influential, historical figures in math and science and research on these careers today.
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Fun Brain

Fun Brain: Who Is That? (u.s. Presidents, Scientists & Mathematicians)

For Students 3rd - 8th
A fun game in which players use clues to identify important figures in history (either U.S. presidents or famous scientists and mathematicians).
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Agnes Scott College

Agnes Scott College: Biographies of Women Mathematicians: Dusa Mc Duff

For Students 9th - 10th
Article highlights the accomplishments of Dusa McDuff, an award winning mathematician who works on symplectic geometry.
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Agnes Scott College

Agnes Scott College: Biographies of Women Mathematicians: Helena Rasiowa

For Students 9th - 10th
Article highlights the accomplishments of Polish mathematician Helena Rasiowa who worked in algebraic logic and the mathematical foundations of computer science.
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University of Houston

University of Houston: Lesson Plan: Famous Mathematicians

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson plan is aimed at 7th and 8th grade students and involves researching famous mathematicians and the import of their contributions.
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Other

Living Math!: Math History and Mathematicians

For Students 9th - 10th
A good starting point for research into the history of Mathematics. Information is organized into time periods with lists of famous mathematicians and scientists.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Biography of Menaechmus

For Students 9th - 10th
This University of St. Andrews site contains biographical information on the mathematician Menaechmus.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Charles Lutwidge Dodgson

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of St. Andrews provides biographical information on the mathematician/writer Lewis Carroll, also known as Charles Lutwodge Dodgson.

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