Ancient Geometry
Presenting an overview from ancient times to the present day, including descriptions of the discovery of pi and the origins of trigonometry.
Earliest Known Uses of Some of the Words of Mathematics
Shows who coined a wide variety of commonly used terms. Organized by first letter.
Earliest Uses of Mathematical Symbols
Discusses first known appearances of common expressions, such as operations, variables and trigonometric functions.
Egyptian Mathematical Papyri
Includes a description of each written document, as well as some sample problems from the Rhind, Moscow and other papyri. These ancient written works were created between 1900 and…
Famous Problems in the History of Mathematics
Describes what mathematicians have worked on, from ancient times to the present. Includes problems suitable for middle school and high school math students, with links to solutions…
History of Mathematics
An overview of the subject and a famous 1900 speech describing the main mathematical problems. Includes a chronological list of mathematicians and their work.
History of Mathematics
Describes the earliest known uses of common words and symbols, as well as explaining some of the ambiguous terms that might be encountered at high school level.
Maths is Good for You
Contains information on famous mathematicians, theorems, and topics.
Thoughts on Ancient Egyptian Mathematics
A paper describing the math used in ancient Egypt.
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