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If 12 oxen eat up 3 1/3 acres of meadow in 4 weeks and 21 oxen eat up 10 acres of exactly similar meadow in 9 weeks, how many oxen shall eat up 36 acres in 18 weeks? (Hint: The grass continues to grow.)

Where Cosine Meets Tangent

Determine by using algebra the number of degrees in the angle A where: cos A = tan A

Midwest History of Mathematics Conference
This conference takes place in 2006 at Pennsylvania State University, Erie.
Bridge Over Troubled Waters

A bridge is built across a river in 6 months by 45 men. It is washed away by the current. Find the number of workmen sufficient to build another of twice as much worth in 4 months.

Who's That Mathematician? Images from the Paul R. Halmos Photograph Collection
Page 5 of Paul Halmos Photograph Collection: Paul Bateman, Felice Bateman, Edward Begle, Alexandra Bellow, William Johnson, Georgia Benkart, Lipman Bers
Pi: The World's Most Mysterious Number

A discussion not only of the mathematics of pi, but of its applications through the centuries.

Margarita philosophica of Gregor Reisch
This is the title page of the Margarita philosophica (Pearl of Wisdom) of Gregor Reisch (1467 - 1525). The first edition was published in 1503. This work was used as a university textbook in the early sixteenth century.
Historic Women of Mathematics
Poster picturing five famous women, from Hypatia to Grace Hopper.
Math for Mystics
A book connecting mathematics to mysticism, but not recommended.
Using Problems from the History of Mathematics

Why should we use historical problems in today's classroom? This article answers that question and serves as an introduction to the problems on this website.

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