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Archimedes' Method for Computing Areas and Volumes-Introduction

Archimedes' use of the law of the lever to compute areas and volumes in The Method is discussed. Classroom ready examples are presented.

Niccolo Tartaglia's General Trattato di Numeri et Misure

Here is the title page of part I of the General Trattato di Numeri (General Treatise on Number and Measure) (1556) of Niccolo Tartaglia (1500-1557). This is an extensive work on elementary mathematics that was popular in Italy for several decades after its publication.

Great Moments in Mathematics Before 1650

A collection of short lectures by Howard Eves giving details on 20 important happenings in the history of mathematics before 1650.

Apollonius's Ellipse and Evolute Revisited

Apollonius found how to draw normals to an ellipse from points in the ellipse by using hyperbolas. A modern version is presented here.

Euler's Analysis of the Genoese Lottery

In the middle of the 18th century, King Frederick the Great of Prussia became interested in creating a lottery to raise money. As was his custom when mathematical matters were involved, he called upon Leonhard Euler for counsel.

Gardening

An oblong garden is a half yard longer than it is wide and consists entirely of a gravel walk...

Area of Elliptical Segment

Find the area of the elliptical segment cut off parallel to the shorter axis;

The Nodding Sphere and the Bird's Beak: D'Alembert's Dispute with Euler

An introduction to the priority dispute between Euler and D'Alembert relating to several mathematical ideas that both worked on in the 1740s and 1750s.

Agenda items

Here are some things I don't want to forget to ask.

Points in a Semicircle

Given a semicircle, prove that if O is the circle's center, DO=OE.