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Mathematics Emerging: A Sourcebook 1540 - 1900

A new sourcebook containing the works in their original form along with a translation and a brief commentary.

Teaching Leonardo: An Integrated Approach

Classrom suggestions for integrating Leonardo's ideas in several different classes

Hands on History, A Resource for Teaching Math

A collection of articles dealing with mathematical models and objects and how they can be used in teaching.

Fields of Grain

I have two fields of grain. From the first field I harvest 2/3 sila (a measurement of grain volume) per sar (a unit of area); from the second, 1/2 sila per sar.

Making Arrows

In one day, a person can make 30 arrows or fletch [put the feathers on] 20 arrows.

Elephant Hunt

On an expedition to seize his enemy's elephants, a king marched 2 yojanas the first day.

Steamboat

The cost per hour of running a certain steamboat is proportional to the cube of its velocity in still water. At what speed should it be run to make a trip up stream against a four-mile current most economically?

The Classic Greek Ladder and Newton's Method

Greek ladders for approximating square roots may be more ancient than the ancient Greeks. Students at any level can appreciate their beauty and simplicity. Those who have studied calculus can compare them with Newton's Method for approximating roots.

Purse of Denari

Four men already having denari found a purse of denari; each man has a different amount of denari before they found the purse. Find out how much denari each man has.

Annual Meeting of HPM Americas Section

This meeting will take place at the MAA Carriage House in Washington, DC on April 19, 2008.