Critics Corner

Reviews of books, websites, poster sets, movies, and other resources for learning and teaching the history of mathematics.

A math history class visits the 'Beautiful Science' exhibit at the Huntington Library in Southern California.

A collection of articles about historical and contemporary women in mathematics.

Review of a book that suggests that the accepted historical chronology is fundamentally flawed.

This work discusses the people who solved some of Hilbert's problems from 1900, as well as the mathematics involved in the solutions.

The author takes us on a historical tour of mathematics through postage stamps of the world that display mathematicians and mathematics.

A study of Victorian idealism and its relation to religion, as exemplified in the work of three 19th century British mathematicians.

This book is a collection of mathematical ideas organized around the themes of infinity and the illumination of the nature of mathematical thought.

The work of ten scientists who thought deeply about patterns.

This a wonderfully written tour of aspects of classical geometry-- a must read for all geometry teachers.

A collection of original texts to help students learn some important areas of mathematics.

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