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Great Feuds in Mathematics

A lively description of ten of the greatest feuds in mathematics.

The Mathematician's Brain

A book delving into the working of the mathematical mind.

St Andrews History of Mathematics Archive

This website offers a collection of biographies of mathematicians and a variety of resources on the development of various branches of mathematics. It is an extremely rich and extensive site.

Portrait Gallery
A portrait gallery of mathematicians, mostly taken from the collection at the Dibner Library of the Smithsonian, with permission.
The Archimedes Website

This website devoted to miscellanea about Archimedes contains much interesting material about his life and times.

When a Number System Loses Uniqueness: The Case of the Maya
Considering non-unique representation of Maya calendar numbers may help your students understand their own number system better.
Trisecting a Log

There is a log of precious wood 18 feet long whose bases are 5 feet and 2.5 feet in circumference. Into what lengths should the log be cut to trisect its volume?

Gaspard Monge's Descriptive Geometry
This is the title page to the 1811 edition of the Descriptive Geometry of Gaspard Monge (1746-1818). This book deals with methods for representing three-dimensional objects in two dimensions. It was written to accompany Monge's courses at the Ecole Polytechnique in Paris.
The Mathematical Century

The development of 30 important mathematics subjects during the twentieth century made understandable to undergraduate mathematics majors.

Comparing Apples to Oranges

The purchase price for an apple and an orange is 100 yen. When n oranges and n + 3 apples are bought the price is 520 yen. Find the number n of oranges and the price of one orange.

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