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Critics Corner

Reviews of books, websites, poster sets, movies, and other resources for learning and teaching the history of mathematics.

Review of Elements of Mathematics: From Euclid to Gödel
Elements of Mathematics: From Euclid to Gödel, by John Stillwell. 440 pp.
Review of Mathematics in Ancient Egypt: A Contextual History
Mathematics in Ancient Egypt: A Contextual History, Annette Imhausen, 2016. 248 pp.
Review of Enlightening Symbols: A Short History of Mathematical Notation and Its Hidden Powers
Review of the book Enlightening Symbols: A Short History of Mathematical Notation and Its Hidden Powers, by Joseph Mazur
Review of Infinitesimal: How a Dangerous Mathematical Theory Shaped the Modern World
Seventeenth century proponents of the elusive infinitesimal clashed with Clavius and the Catholic Church.
Review of Mathematical Expeditions: Exploring Word Problems across the Ages
A collection of problems that should be of interest to teachers at all levels. Frank Swetz shares this observation at the close of his book, Mathematical Expeditions: Exploring Word Problems across the Ages.
Review of A Remarkable Collection of Babylonian Mathematical Texts
Our reviewer finds this collection of translations of Babylonian mathematical tablets to be both fascinating and accessible.
Great Moments in Mathematics Before 1650
A collection of short lectures by Howard Eves giving details on 20 important happenings in the history of mathematics before 1650.
Mathematics in India
A survey of over two thousand years of the history of mathematics on the Indian subcontinent.
Gauss: Titan of Science
Reprint of a classic biography of Gauss, with a new forward by Jeremy Gray.
Review of Agora
The movie Agora, about the mathematician Hypatia of Alexandria (c. 400 AD), is spectacular and intriguing but Hypatia should be portrayed as the hero she was.

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