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Three hundred pigs are to be prepared for a feast.

In a right triangle, the hypotenuse is 13 and the sum of the sides around the right angle is 17. Find the lengths of the sides around the right angle.

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.

Famous Problems and Their Mathematicians

This resource consists of a series of 61 worksheets, each focused on a particular problem and related to a particular historical mathematical personality.

Who Is Tartaglia Really?

In many sources, we see that Tartaglia has the surname Fontana. According to the author of this article, the co-discoverer of the cubic formula did not ever use that name.

Negative Math

The story of the negative numbers