Critics Corner

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

History of Mathematics - Mesopotamia to Modernity

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

Math Pages

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

Statisticians of the Centuries

Thumbnail sketches of statisticians throughout history.

The Secret Life of Numbers

Short sketches on how mathematicians work and think.

Milestones of Mathematics

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.

Calculus Gems: Brief Lives and Memorable Moments

A collection of short biographical sketches of people involved in the development of calculus, as well as brief descriptions of important events in that development.

Readings in the History of Mathematics Education

This collection of readings gives details on the history of mathematics education in the U.S. from 1828 to 1959.

Mathematics Emerging: A Sourcebook 1540 - 1900

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

Pi: The World's Most Mysterious Number

A discussion not only of the mathematics of pi, but of its applications through the centuries.

Review of The Music of Pythagoras

Subtitled How an Ancient Brotherhood Cracked the Code of the Universe and Lit the Path from Antiquity to Outer Space, this is a book of entertaining stories more so than scholarly research.