1. Home
  2. MERLOT Materials
  3. Mathematics and Statistics
  4. Mathematics
  5. General and Liberal Arts Math
  6. History of Mathematics

MERLOT Materials

Show results for

Materials Members Learning Exercises Bookmark Collections Course ePortfolios Peer Reviews Communities

Filter by

Discipline
Material Type
Audience
Mobile Platform
Other Filters
1-24 of 31 results for: MERLOT Materials

Fibonacci Numbers and the Golden Section

Fibonacci Numbers and the Golden Section icon

This excellent site contains a large and interesting selection of material on Fibonacci Numbers and their myriad related... see more

Material Type:
Reference Material
Author:
Dr. Ron Knott
Date Created:
May 10, 2001
Date Modified:
May 11, 2023
Peer Review:
5.0 stars
User Rating:
4.291139 stars
Bookmark
More info
Go to material

MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive

MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive icon

An award-winning site concerning the history of mathematics. In-depth coverage of numerous people, topics, mathematical... see more

Material Type:
Reference Material
Author:
Dr. John O'Connor; Prof. Edmund Robertson
Date Created:
April 19, 2001
Date Modified:
November 15, 2022
Peer Review:
5.0 stars
User Rating:
4.4074073 stars
Bookmark
More info
Go to material

A History of Pi

A History of Pi icon

This site provides an extensive and cross-linked history of the development of pi. It is a subpage of the MacTutor... see more

Material Type:
Presentation
Author:
John O'Connor; Edmund Robertson
Date Created:
January 15, 2007
Date Modified:
July 5, 2022
Peer Review:
4.75 stars
User Rating:
4.0 stars
Bookmark
More info
Go to material

ABACUS: MYSTERY OF THE BEAD

ABACUS: MYSTERY OF THE BEAD icon

This is a very nice resource for anyone interested in using an abacus. While it does not offer an interactive abacus it... see more

Material Type:
Reference Material
Author:
Totton Heffelfinger; Gary Flom
Date Created:
July 9, 2005
Date Modified:
June 12, 2018
Editor Review:
5.0 stars
User Rating:
5.0 stars
Bookmark
More info
Go to material

Archimedes of Syracuse

Archimedes of Syracuse icon

Information on the life and accomplishments of Archimedes.

Material Type:
Reference Material
Author:
Dr. John O'Connor; Prof. Edmund Robertson
Date Created:
May 6, 2001
Date Modified:
June 12, 2018
Peer Review:
5.0 stars
User Rating:
4.090909 stars
Bookmark
More info
Go to material

Biographies of Mathematicians

Biographies of Mathematicians icon

Biographical sketches of mathematicians ordered by name of date. Also a list of female mathematicians.

Material Type:
Reference Material
Author:
School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St. Andrews, Scotland
Date Created:
October 17, 2004
Date Modified:
June 3, 2020
Editor Review:
5.0 stars
Bookmark
More info
Go to material

Famous Curves (Math)

Famous Curves (Math) icon

Interactive exporation of famous curves in the history of Math

Material Type:
Simulation
Author:
Edmund F. Robertson
Date Created:
June 20, 1997
Date Modified:
January 23, 2019
Peer Review:
5.0 stars
User Rating:
3.4666667 stars
Bookmark
More info
Go to material

Galileo Galilei

Galileo Galilei icon

An overview of the life and accomplishments of Galileo

Material Type:
Reference Material
Author:
Dr. John O'Connor; Prof. Edmund Robertson
Date Created:
May 6, 2001
Date Modified:
May 14, 2020
Peer Review:
5.0 stars
User Rating:
4.1707315 stars
Bookmark
More info
Go to material

History of Mathematics

History of Mathematics icon

History of mathematics with separate articles for subject area and cultural background.

Material Type:
Reference Material
Author:
School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St. Andrews, Scotland
Date Created:
October 17, 2004
Date Modified:
June 3, 2020
Editor Review:
5.0 stars
User Rating:
4.5 stars
Bookmark
More info
Go to material

National Curve Bank

National Curve Bank icon

A collection of links to sites that discuss famous curves, as well as a wealth of other mathematical topics. Most are a... see more

Material Type:
Learning Object Repository
Author:
Shirley Gray; Stewart Vent
Date Created:
May 31, 2005
Date Modified:
December 4, 2018
Editor Review:
5.0 stars
Bookmark
More info
Go to material

Sir Isaac Newton

Sir Isaac Newton icon

Information on the life and accomplishments of Sir Isaac Newton

Material Type:
Reference Material
Author:
Dr. John O'Connor; Prof. Edmund Robertson
Date Created:
May 6, 2001
Date Modified:
January 23, 2019
Peer Review:
5.0 stars
User Rating:
3.8867924 stars
Bookmark
More info
Go to material

Thales of Miletus

Thales of Miletus icon

Biography of Thales of Miletus (624BC-547BC)

Material Type:
Reference Material
Author:
John J O'Connor
Date Created:
January 22, 2001
Date Modified:
June 12, 2018
Peer Review:
5.0 stars
User Rating:
2.4117646 stars
Bookmark
More info
Go to material

The Russian Abacus

The Russian Abacus icon

The abacus is an ancient tool used for counting, with theRussian version being specifically designed for counting rubles... see more

Material Type:
Simulation
Author:
Michael Davidson
Date Created:
February 10, 2001
Date Modified:
October 9, 2019
Editor Review:
5.0 stars
User Rating:
4.0 stars
Bookmark
More info
Go to material

The Zero Saga & Confusions with Numbers

The Zero Saga & Confusions with Numbers icon

All about zero.

Material Type:
Presentation
Date Created:
May 15, 2001
Date Modified:
January 7, 2022
Editor Review:
5.0 stars
User Rating:
3.5 stars
Bookmark
More info
Go to material

Tiling Plane and Fancy

Tiling Plane and Fancy icon

A site for tiling from the historical and mathematical viewpoint. Hundreds of tiling images grouped and classified by... see more

Material Type:
Reference Material
Author:
Steven Edwards
Date Created:
April 22, 2002
Date Modified:
August 18, 2016
Editor Review:
5.0 stars
User Rating:
5.0 stars
Bookmark
More info
Go to material

Biographies of Women in Mathematics

Biographies of Women in Mathematics icon

Quoted from the site: "These pages are part of an on-going project at Agnes Scott College in Atlanta, Georgia, to... see more

Material Type:
Reference Material
Author:
Larry Riddle
Date Created:
June 7, 2006
Date Modified:
June 12, 2018
Editor Review:
5.0 stars
Bookmark
More info
Go to material

Compvter Romanvs

Compvter Romanvs icon

Official Calculator of the Roman Empire

Material Type:
Simulation
Author:
Ed Hobbs
Date Created:
June 12, 1997
Date Modified:
June 12, 2018
Editor Review:
5.0 stars
User Rating:
4.0 stars
Bookmark
More info
Go to material

Mathematicians Who Were Born or Died On This Day

Mathematicians Who Were Born or Died On This Day icon

Biographies of mathematicians who were born or died on this day are given. Links to those for the previous and next days,... see more

Material Type:
Reference Material
Author:
John J O'Connor
Date Created:
July 31, 2005
Date Modified:
June 12, 2018
Editor Review:
5.0 stars
Bookmark
More info
Go to material

Numbers, Constants and Computation

Numbers, Constants and Computation icon

Quoted from site: "This site is dedicated to mathematical, historical and algorithmic aspects of some classical... see more

Material Type:
Reference Material
Author:
Xavier Gourdon; Pascal Sebah
Date Created:
March 23, 2005
Date Modified:
June 12, 2018
Editor Review:
5.0 stars
User Rating:
1.0 stars
Bookmark
More info
Go to material

Oliver Byrne's Edition of Euclid

Oliver Byrne's Edition of Euclid icon

Housed with the Digital Mathematics Archive (http://sunsite.ubc.ca/DigitalMathArchive/), this site contains a complete... see more

Material Type:
Reference Material
Author:
Bill Casselman
Date Created:
February 20, 2005
Date Modified:
June 12, 2018
Editor Review:
5.0 stars
Bookmark
More info
Go to material

Platonic Realms

Platonic Realms icon

Quoted from the site: "The Platonic Realms Home Page delivers fresh math humor, quotes, historical notes, and... see more

Material Type:
Reference Material
Author:
B. Sidney Smith
Date Created:
June 7, 2006
Date Modified:
June 12, 2018
Editor Review:
5.0 stars
Bookmark
More info
Go to material

Thales' Circle

Thales' Circle icon

Thales' Theorem: A triangle inscribed in a semicircle is right.

Material Type:
Animation
Author:
Walter Fendt
Date Created:
January 22, 2001
Date Modified:
June 10, 2019
Peer Review:
4.0 stars
User Rating:
4.4 stars
Bookmark
More info
Go to material

The History of Computing Project

The History of Computing Project icon

This site offers a detailed chronology on the history of computing

Material Type:
Reference Material
Author:
Cornelis Robat; JanWillem Jekel; Fannie de Boer
Date Created:
May 27, 2002
Date Modified:
June 12, 2018
Editor Review:
5.0 stars
User Rating:
2.5 stars
Bookmark
More info
Go to material

Undusting Napier's Bones

Undusting Napier's Bones icon

This site describes John Napier's life and works and, in particular, his invention known as Napier's Bones. A Java applet... see more

Material Type:
Simulation
Author:
Alexandros Diploudis
Date Created:
November 30, 2004
Date Modified:
June 12, 2018
Editor Review:
5.0 stars
Bookmark
More info
Go to material