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Weights and Measures

A certain man says that he can weigh any amount from 1 to 40 pounds using only 4 weights. What size must they be?

Historical Activities for the Calculus Classroom

Curve sketching, tangent lines, and optimization, explored via interactive applets

The Door is Ajar

A two door gate of unknown width is opened so that a 2 ts'un gap exists between the two doors.

Horses to Qi

Now a good horse and an inferior horse set out from Chang'an to Qi. Qi is 3000 li from Chang'an.

Review of The Genesis of Science: The Story of Greek Imagination

Review of Bertram's text on the history of Greek science.

A Perfect Cone Sugarloaf

Three persons bought a sugar loaf in the form of a perfect cone 25 inches high and agreed to divide it...what was the slant height of each one's share?

De Divina Proportione, by Luca Pacioli
The Tree of Proportions and Proportionality from the De Divina Proportione of Luca Pacioli published in 1509.
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The Development of Mathematics in Medieval Europe

A collection of articles on mathematics in Europe from the twelfth to the fifteenth century.

From the Editors

Request from the editors.

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