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MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive

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:: April 1, 2025
Peer Review:: 5.0 stars
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History of Mathematics

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

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Author:: School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St. Andrews, Scotland
Date Created:: October 17, 2004
Date Modified:: June 3, 2020
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Making up Numbers: A History of Invention in Mathematics

Making up Numbers: A History of Invention in Mathematics offers a detailed but accessible account of a wide range of... see more

Material Type:: Open (Access) Textbook
Author:: Ekkehard Kopp
Date Created:: October 23, 2020
Date Modified:: October 23, 2020

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History Of Algebra

This activity would be done at the end of the school year in a pre-algebra class. It is a way to introduce algebra and... see more

Material Type:: Presentation
Author:: Lily Moayeri
Date Created:: June 17, 2009
Date Modified:: February 11, 2026

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The Living Tree of Mathematics: Math Problems through World History and Cultures.

This multimedia book was developed at the University of Western Ontario. The development of the book was supported by the... see more

Material Type:: Collection
Author:: Vera Sarina
Date Created:: May 1, 2025
Date Modified:: May 11, 2025

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A History of Pi

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
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AMS History of Mathematics, Volume 1: A Century of Mathematics in America, Part I

This is the first in a two-volume collection of historical articles, newly written and reprinted, that are glimpses of... see more

Material Type:: Open (Access) Textbook
Author:: Peter Duren, Editor
Date Created:: January 13, 2011
Date Modified:: January 13, 2011

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CC.S10 History and Philosophy of Mechanics: Newton's Principia Mathematica (MIT)

This course focuses on an in-depth reading of Principia Mathematica Philosophiae Naturalis by Isaac Newton, as well as... see more

Material Type:: Online Course
Author:: Adam Schulman
Date Created:: August 6, 2014
Date Modified:: July 8, 2021

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Biographies of Women in Mathematics

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

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Author:: Larry Riddle
Date Created:: June 7, 2006
Date Modified:: June 12, 2018
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World of Mathematics--Probability & Statistics

This is a sub-page of the large and comprehensive Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics site which is separately reviewed... see more

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Author:: Eric Weisstein
Date Created:: April 22, 2002
Date Modified:: May 11, 2023
Peer Review:: 5.0 stars
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Minds of Modern Mathematics App for iPad

'If you have ever wondered how mathematicians and mathematics have shaped the world we live in, this is the app for you.... see more

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Author:: IBM Corp.
Date Created:: July 30, 2014
Date Modified:: January 3, 2022

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21H.433 The Age of Reason: Europe from the 17th to the Early 19th Centuries | History

This course asks students to consider the ways in which social theorists, institutional reformers, and political... see more

Material Type:: Online Course
Date Created:: May 12, 2016
Date Modified:: July 23, 2024
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The History of Computing Project

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
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STS.035 The History of Computing | Science, Technology, and Society

This course focuses on one particular aspect of the history of computing: the use of the computer as a scientific... see more

Material Type:: Online Course
Date Created:: May 12, 2016
Date Modified:: May 12, 2016

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Volume I: A Semicentennial History of the American Mathematical Society, 1888--1938

This is a free, online textbook offered by American Mathematical Society (AMS). According to the editor, "In order to... see more

Material Type:: Open (Access) Textbook
Author:: Raymond Clare Archibald
Date Created:: January 13, 2011
Date Modified:: January 13, 2011

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Thales of Miletus

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

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Author:: John J O'Connor
Date Created:: January 22, 2001
Date Modified:: June 12, 2018
Peer Review:: 5.0 stars
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Volume I: A History of the Second Fifty Years, American Mathematical Society, 1939 - 1988

This is a free, online textbook offered by American Mathematical Society (AMS). This volume is "an effort to cover... see more

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Author:: Everett Pitcher
Date Created:: January 13, 2011
Date Modified:: January 13, 2011

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A Mathematical Voyage of 20th Century America

An integrated body of resource material for a high school general mathematics course. The integrating theme,... see more

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Author:: Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute
Date Created:: July 18, 2016
Date Modified:: July 18, 2016

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Ethnomathematics and History of Math

This page, by historians Tracy Lai and Ileana Leavans and mathematician Lawrence Morales at Seattle Central Community... see more

Material Type:: Collection
Author:: Morales, Lawrence
Date Created:: August 3, 2016
Date Modified:: August 3, 2016

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History of the Compact Disc

This site offers the history of the compact disk and how they work.

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Date Created:: July 9, 2006
Date Modified:: July 9, 2006

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Archimedes of Syracuse

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
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Global Focus on Knowledge 2007 / the World of Mathematics

2007 Summer Semester "the World of Mathematics" Mathematics has the history of more than 2,000 years. It is the field... see more

Material Type:: Online Course
Author:: Prof. Kazuya Kato; Prof. Junkichi Satsuma; Prof. Toshiyuki Katsura; Prof. Kazuo Murota; Prof. Shigeo Kusuoka; Prof. Mikio Furuta
Date Created:: June 9, 2011
Date Modified:: June 12, 2018