Joy Uzarraga
Famous American Research Project
Designed specifically for lower elementary pupils, this is a great biographical research project in which students research a famous American, and then design creative poster boards to help them "become" the famous...
Mt. San Antonio Collage
Elementary Geometry
Your class may believe that geometry is a trial, but they don't know how right they are. A thorough math lesson combines the laws of logic with the laws of geometry. As high schoolers review the work of historical mathematicians and...
K12 Reader
Eratosthenes: Geographer and Mathematician
Mathematicians can be famous, too! Introduce your class to Eratosthenes with a reading passage. After they complete the passage, learners respond to five questions, some of which require opinions and others reading comprehension skills.
Union Elementary School District
Famous Dead People Project
Despite the slightly off-putting title, the instructions and activities detailed in these project guidelines for researching a noteworthy figure will serve as a fantastic supplement to your next famous person research...
Agnes Scott College
Agnus Scott College: Biographies of Women Mathematicians
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.
Ministerio de Educacion, Cultura y Deporte (Spain)
La Historia De Matematicas a Traves De Los Siglos
In Spanish. Offers brief mathematical histories beginning with Egypt and Babylon up through the 19th century.
Trinity College Dublin
Trinity College: Pierre De Fermat (1601 1665)
The events of the life of Pierre de Fermat are presented in a timeline form. The biographical information is taken from "A Short Account of the History of Mathematics" by W. W. Rouse Ball (4th Edition, 1908).
Trinity College Dublin
Trinity College: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz (1646 1716)
This site contains events of the life of Gottfried Leibnitz. It is presented in a timeline form.
Trinity College Dublin
Trinity College: Pierre Simon Laplace (1749 1827)
The events of the life of Pierre Laplace are presented in a timeline form. The biographical information is taken from "A Short Account of the History of Mathematics" by W. W. Rouse Ball (4th Edition, 1908).
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: George Dantzig
Brief history on the life of George Dantzig.
University of Virginia
Sir Isaac Newton Projectiles and Planets
A short account of Newton's life is provided (from birth to death) as is a somewhat detailed look at Newton's studies of gravity.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Sir Isaac Newton Biography
This is an in-depth biographical account of the life of Sir Isaac Newton. Includes an image of his childhood home. Uses popups.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Female Mathematicians
This University of St. Andrews presents this list of female mathematicians with a description of their contributions to the field.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Zenodorus
This University of St. Andrews site contains information on the accomplishments of Zenodorus. Many good links are provided throughout the site.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: John Von Neumann
This University of St. Andrews site describes von Neumann's childhood through his death. Excerpts from articles on his life are stated here.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Georg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann
This University of St. Andrews site contains biographical information as well as accomplishments of Riemann.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Biography of Menaechmus
This University of St. Andrews site contains biographical information on the mathematician Menaechmus.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Benoit Mandelbrot
This Univ. of St. Andrews site contains an overview of Mandelbrot's life and accomplishments.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: John Kemeny
This University of St. Andrews site provides biological information as well as accomplishments of Kemeny.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Biography of Hero
This University of St. Andrews site contains information on the life of Heron as well as his accomplishments.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Leonardo Pisano Fibonacci
This University of St. Andrews site contains biographical information on the life and accomplishments of Fibonacci.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
This site from the University of St. Andrews provides biographical information on the mathematician/writer Lewis Carroll, also known as Charles Lutwodge Dodgson.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Diophantus of Alexandria
This Univ. of St. Andrews site provides information on "the father of algebra," Diophantus.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Julius Wihelm Richard Dedekind
This University of St. Andrews site provides biographical information and accomplishments of Dedekind.