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Critics Corner

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

The Mathematical Century
The development of 30 important mathematics subjects during the twentieth century made understandable to undergraduate mathematics majors.
The Mayan and Other Ancient Calendars
A detailed study of the cycles of the Mayan calendar, along with some other ancient calendars.
When Least is Best
A survey of techniques of minimizing and maximizing over the centuries.
Review of Routes of Learning: Highways, Pathways, and Byways in the History of Mathematics
In this collection of essays on modern trends and issues in the history of mathematics, consideration of mathematics history in the classroom is often more theoretical than practical.
The Joy of Pi
A highly recommended new book on the history and applications of pi.
History of Mathematics Archive
A wide-ranging website with links to many sources in the history of mathematics.
Project Mathematics
Videotape of aspects of the history of mathematics.
James Joseph Sylvester: Jewish Mathematician in a Victorian World
The first detailed biography of James Joseph Sylvester.
The Saga of Mathematics
A brief history of mathematics aimed at college students with little technical knowledge of mathematics.
How Mathematics Happened: The First 50,000 Years
A popular history of ancient mathematics, dealing with the mathematics of ancient Egypt and Babylonia.

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