In this volume worksheet, students solve and complete 10 different problems that include determining the volume of books in a library and their weight. First, they complete the table with the weight, number of days and number of boxes...

Students determine how a woman's estate is divided among her beneficiaries according to Islamic inheritance law. They add and subtract fractions.

Seventh graders use their knowledge of multiplication and problem solving to determine the total weight of multiple objects. In this multiplication lesson, 7th graders weigh various manipulatives, record the weight, and use...

Students explore the concept of area and perimeter. For this area and perimeter lesson, students construct miniature houses. Students determine the area and perimeter of their model in order to buy glue, carpet, and wall paper.

Students explore the process of reducing fractions to simplest form by using a multiples grid. In this simplest form lesson, students pull different fractions out of a bag and then consult their grid to discover all the multiples that...

Learn about the life and contributions of Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi in this article.

This University of St. Andrews site provides biographical information as well as Al-Khwarizmi's mathematical achievements.

The School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Shttp://athena.nettrekker.com/editEvaluation?np=/admin/evaluation.ftl&pp=/admin/evaluation.ftl&evaluationId=19962t. Andrews, Scotland, presents biographical...

Biographies of Blacks in mathematics from the 1700s to the present time.

This mathematician contributed to many areas of mathematics, but most importantly he developed the formula to multiply exponents.

Brief biographical sketch of Muhammad Ibn Musa Al-Khwarizmi, famous mathematician who developed Algebra.