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What Is: Irrational Number
A counterpart problem in measurement would be to find the length of the diagonal of a square whose side is one unit long; there is no subdivision of the unit length that will divide evenly into the length of the diagonal. It thus became...
Help Algebra
Help algebra.com: Highlights in Algebra History
The progression of algebra history is covered in areas including Egyptian algebra, Babylonian algebra, Arabic algebra, to name a few.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Nicholas Chuquet
This site from the University of St. Andrews provides a biography of mathematician Nicholas Chuquet, who was the first to use negative numbers as exponents and coefficients.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Lissajous Curves
This site, which is provided for by the University of St. Andrews, allows you to zoom in/out and add evolutes, involutes, etc.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Astroid
This site from the University of St. Andrews allows you to zoom in/out and add evolutes, involutes, etc.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Johannes Kepler
An exhaustive biographical account of Johannes Kepler. Describes at length his upbringing, childhood, education, personality and scientific endeavors. Focus is on his development of a cosmological model and the laws of planetary motion.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Involute of a Circle
This site from the University of Saint Andrews shows the involute of a circle graphically and gives brief history. Cartesian equation is given.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: University of St. Andrews: Roger Bacon
The University of St. Andrews publishes this biography of Bacon, which includes links to quotations and images of Bacon and to related information.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Involute of a Circle
This site, which is provided for by the University of St. Andrews, allows you to zoom in/out and add evolutes, involutes, etc.
University at Buffalo
A Modern History of Blacks in Mathematics
Biographies of Blacks in mathematics from the 1700s to the present time.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Winifred Merrill
The first American woman to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics, Winifred Merrill made many contributions to the world of mathematics. Her life and accomplishments are documented in this short biography.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Mathematics of History
What can mathematics say about history? From changes to language to the deadliness of wars, Jean-Baptiste Michel shows how digitized history is just starting to reveal deep underlying patterns. [4:26]
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Mayan Mathematics
After a historical introduction, this site from the University of St. Andrews provides information about the mathematics of the Maya Civilization and shows just how advanced they were.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: The Arabic Numeral System
This site is a discussion of Indian numerals that form the basis of the current widespread European number system, a system that came to Europe via a western Arabic route. Interesting information about finger-reckoning and sexagesimal...
University of Manchester
Children's University of Manchester: Ancient Egypt: The Egyptian Number System
Animated and interactive website from Children's University of Manchester on the Ancient Egyptian Number System. Students can explore the characteristics of ancient Egyptian numbers and use their math facts along the way.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Making Sense of Irrational Numbers
Like many heroes of Greek myths, the philosopher Hippasus was rumored to have been mortally punished by the gods. But what was his crime? Did he murder guests or disrupt a sacred ritual? No, Hippasus's transgression was mathematically...
Stephen Byrne
History for Kids: Ancient Greek Science
Overview of the history of science in Greece during the Hellenistic age when Greek culture mingled with Persia and many advancements were made. Teacher resources include worksheets, activities and quizzes.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Interesting Facts About Pi
Presents many interesting pieces of information from the history of pi.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Greek Mathematics and Its Modern Heirs
This ibiblio.org site discusses the "Classical roots of the scientific revolution," with concentration on the Greek mathematicians from the 5th century BC to the 5th century AD who "Maintained a splendid tradition of work in the exact...
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.
Tour Egypt
Tour Egypt: The Ancient Egyptian Number System
This Tour Egypt site presents an easy-to-read account of ancient Egypt mathematics. Content explores the history and development of mathematics, how it was used, what helpful documents we have found that give us insight into what the...
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Hypatia of Alexandria
The University of St Andrews gives a vivid biography of Hypatia and her influence in ancient mathematics, neoplatonic philosophy, and Alexandrian politics. Includes links to related biographies and topics.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Aryabhata the Elder
Biographical information on Aryabhata (476-550 CE), a renowned Indian mathematician who wrote about astronomy, algebra, plane trigonometry, and much more. Includes links to related resources.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6 Sp.2,5d Electoral College
In addition to providing a task that relates to other disciplines (history, civics, current events, etc.), this task is intended to demonstrate that a graph can summarize a distribution as well as provide useful information about...