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Teaching the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus: A Historical Reflection

An argument that the teaching of elementary integration should better reflect its historical development

Science and Mathematics in Ancient Greek Culture

Essays on various aspects of Greek science and mathematics, which help give a context for those aspects of Greek culture.

Rene Descartes' Treatise on Method

This is the title page to Rene Descartes' Treatise on Method, with its three famous essays on Dioptrics, Meteorology, and Geometry. The third essay contains Descartes' treatment of analytic geometry as well as his theory of equations and his rule for finding the normal to a given curve.

Beyond the Call of Duty

Given a guest on horseback rides 300 li in a day. The guest leaves his clothes behind. The host discovers them after 1/3 day, and he starts out with the clothes.

The Unique Effects of Including History in College Algebra

Using the history of mathematics in a college algebra class has had significant positive effects on student learning.

Euler and Modern Science; Euler at 300

The two final volumes of the MAA tercentenary series on Euler present numerous papers on various aspects of Euler's life and work.

Stamping Through Mathematics

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

Thinking About Mathematics

An excellent book surveying the history of the philosophy of mathematics from the time of Plato to the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

To Infinity and Beyond

A cultural history of the infinite, from ancient to modern times, in which the author clarifies the conceptual underpinnings of this vast topic.

Who's That Mathematician? Images from the Paul R. Halmos Photograph Collection

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