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Critics Corner

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

Multicultural Classroom Posters Sets 3 & 4
These posters illustrate aspects of the history of mathematics in countries from Babylonia to Ireland.
Measuring America
The beginnings of land measurement in the early United States and how this affected American democracy.
Benjamin Banneker
Poster of Banneker, with a brief description of his life and work.
Hypatia of Alexandria: Mathematician and Martyr
A biography of Hypatia in her times, which carefully distinguishes between the known facts of her life and the many speculations about her.
Abel's Proof
A discussion of the meaning of mathematical unsolvability in the context of the history of Abel's proof of the unsolvability of the quintic equation in terms of radicals.
Mathematical Works Printed in the Americas, 1554-1700
A bibliographical reference to mathematics books printed in the new world before 1700.
From Calculus to Computers
A collection of articles on using the history of mathematics of the past 200 years in the undergraduate classroom.
Review of Eratosthenes' Geography
An English translation of Eratosthenes' Geography, which includes "On the Measurement of the Earth."
Joy of Pi Website
This website is connected to the book, The Joy of Pi. It has numerous interesting facts about pi, with links to additional sites.
A Concise History of Mathematics
The classic work by Dirk Struik is still worth reading, especially for its attention to the social context of the development of mathematical ideas.

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