Critics Corner

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

A math history class visits the 'Beautiful Science' exhibit at the Huntington Library in Southern California.

A new history of mathematics text which asks lots of questions about the history and the mathematics.

A general mathematics website with much information on the history of mathematics.

Thumbnail sketches of statisticians throughout history.

Short sketches on how mathematicians work and think.

Two posters illustrating the major milestones in the history of mathematics, from the first ideas of "number" to the proof of Fermat's Last Theorem.

The two final volumes of the MAA tercentenary series on Euler present numerous papers on various aspects of Euler's life and work.

A collection of articles from the American Mathematical Monthly by experts on the evolution of various fields of mathematics.

A new history of mathematics in ancient Mesopotamia, concentrating on its social aspects.

A study of the rise of English algebra from the Medieval period to the end of the seventeenth century.

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