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Two MAA PREP Workshops in the History of Mathematics will be offered in June at the MAA Headquarters in Washington, DC.

The Rule of False Position and Geometric Problems

This article contains examples of the use of the rule of false position in the solution of geometric problems as found in the work of Simon Stevin. We discuss the benefits for future teachers and their students.

Servois' 1813 Perpetual Calendar, with an English Translation

An image of the calendar, together with instructions for its use

David Joyce's Website

This website contains a complete version of Euclid's Elements, with all the proofs.

Isaac Barrow's edition of Archimede's Apollonius, & Theodosius

This is the title page of Isaac Barrow's Latin edition of the works of Archimedes, the first four books of Apollonius's Conics, and Theodosius's Spherica. It was published in 1675.

A Euclidean Approach to the FTC

The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus is presented in the version of Scottish mathematician James Gregory—without the use of limits.

Drinking Wine by the Barrel

A man and his wife drink a barrel of wine at different rates.

The Cog-Wheel Revolution

Two cog-wheels, one having 26 cogs, and the other 20 cogs, run together. In how many revolutions of the larger wheel will the smaller gain in 12 revolutions?

The Ambitious Horse

Problems taken from Chinese sources

The Cost of War

After a terrible battle it is found that 70% of the soldiers have lost an eye.