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Sacred Mathematics: Japanese Temple Geometry
This book describes some of the so-called temple geometry problems that Japanese mathematicians posed and solved beginning in the seventeenth century. Read more
Tools of American Mathematics Teaching, 1800-2000
A survey of the use of technology in American mathematics teaching over the past 200 years. Read more
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A Perfect Cone Sugarloaf
Three persons bought a sugar loaf in the form of a perfect cone 25"" high and agreed to divide it...what was the slant height of each one's share?
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Loci: Convergence
We welcome you to this section of Loci which provides a wealth of resources to help teach mathematics using its history. It is a continuation of MAA's earlier online publication Convergence. Please check back regularly, look at all the archived articles, and give us your comments and suggestions.
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Meetings & events dealing with the History of Mathematics
Today's Quotation
He is unworthy of the name of man who is ignorant of the fact that the diagonal of a square is incommensurable with its side.
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Italian armillary sphere from 1550 |
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Mathematical TreasuresA collection of images from the George Arthur Plimpton and David Eugene Smith Collections of Mathematical Materials in the Columbia University Library. |
Triangles in the Sky: Trigonometry and Early Theories of Planetary MotionA survey of early theories of planetary motion, with dynamic figures to help in understanding these motions. |
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Apportioning Representatives in the United States CongressThe history of apportionment of representatives in the U.S. Congress, from the 1790s until today, along with a discussion of the mathematics involved in the various methods. |
Introducing the History of Mathematics: An Italian Experience Using Original DocumentsA discussion of a collaborative effort in Italy to produce materials enabling secondary school teachers to use the history of mathematics in the classroom. |
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Mathematics Education at West Point: The First Hundred YearsA survey of the mathematics education of cadets in the first century after the founding of the U.S. Military Academy. |
What is 0^0?The expression 0^0 is usually called an indeterminate form. This article details the history of the meaning of this expression and concludes that in some cases, we should evaluate this as 1. |
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