Vera Sanford’s A Short History of Mathematics: A Mathematical Treasure

Author(s):

Leah C. Bridgers (State University of New York at Oneonta) and Toke Knudsen (State University of New York at Oneonta)

Classroom Use of Images

The photograph of Vera Sanford is reproduced from The Oneontan [1955] and used with permission. You may use it in your classroom; all other uses require permission from Milne Library, SUNY Oneonta. Figures 3–8 were photographed by Kento Igarashi. You may use the images freely if credit is given to Kento Igarashi.

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank Heather Stalter, Head of University Archives and Special Collections at SUNY Oneonta, and Kento Igarashi, SUNY Oneonta student and multimedia artist, for their help with this project.

About the Authors

Leah C. Bridgers received her PhD in Mathematics Education from Syracuse University in 2007 and currently serves as Assistant Professor of Mathematics at SUNY Oneonta.

Toke Knudsen received his PhD in History of Mathematics from Brown University in 2008 and currently serves as Professor of Mathematics at SUNY Oneonta.

Leah C. Bridgers (State University of New York at Oneonta) and Toke Knudsen (State University of New York at Oneonta), "Vera Sanford’s A Short History of Mathematics: A Mathematical Treasure – Acknowledgements and About the Authors," Convergence (December 2024)

Convergence

Tags:

History of Mathematics