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Readings in the History of Mathematics Education
This collection of readings gives details on the history of mathematics education in the U.S. from 1828 to 1959.
Calculus Gems: Brief Lives and Memorable Moments

A collection of short biographical sketches of people involved in the development of calculus, as well as brief descriptions of important events in that development.

Multicultural Classroom Posters Sets 3 & 4
These posters illustrate aspects of the history of mathematics in countries from Babylonia to Ireland.
Arithmos XXIIII
Arithmos seminars are 24-hour workshops on the classics of mathematics, read in the original, or in a scholarly English translation.
The History of Mathematics: A Brief Course

A new edition of a brief history text, arranged topically rather than chronologically.

Review of The Man of Numbers: Fibonacci's Arithmetic Revolution

Author Keith Devlin argues that the impact of the Pisan merchant and his Arabic numbers on medieval Europe was even greater than previously thought.

Fifth European Summer University
This will be the fifth meeting of this kind, which brings together mathematics educators and researchers to share their teaching ideas and classroom experience in teaching mathematics based on historical, epistemological and cultural approaches.
Adam Riese's Rechenbuch
This is a page from the Rechenbuch of Adam Riese. It deals with the measurement of barrels. Also a page that has a table showing numbers both in German words, in Roman numerals, and in the Hindu-Arabic numerals.
Pascal's Arithmetical Triangle

A history of the development of Pascal's triangle in its various manifestations

Perimeters of Similar Triangles II

The perimeters of two similar triangles are 45 and 135 respectively. One side of the first triangle has length 11″ and a second side, 19″. Find the lengths of the sides of the second triangle.

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