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Critics Corner

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

Great Ideas of Mathematics
A set of four posters dealing with the Pythagorean Theorem, infinity, prime numbers, and the history of pi.
Museum of the History of Science, Oxford
There is much to see in this museum related to the history of mathematics.
Everything and More
A survey of concepts of infinite sets over the centuries.
Discovering the Beauty of Science - Introduction
A math history class visits the 'Beautiful Science' exhibit at the Huntington Library in Southern California.
Trigonometric Delights
A delightful survey of the history of trigonometry, along with discussions of its uses, both ancient and modern.
Review of In Pursuit of the Traveling Salesman
William Cook recounts the history of and computational progress on the traveling salesman problem, emphasizing connections within mathematics and with other disciplines.
Review of The Man of Numbers: Fibonacci's Arithmetic Revolution
Author Keith Devlin argues that the impact of the Pisan merchant and his Arabic numbers on medieval Europe was even greater than previously thought.
From Zero to Infinity
A new edition of a classic work on number theory.
Sherlock Holmes in Babylon
A collection of articles in the history of mathematics that appeared in journals of the Mathematical Association of America over the past 90 years.
A Radical Approach to Real Analysis
A historically minded textbook designed to teach real analysis by considering some of the problems faced by 19th century mathematicians.

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