resources historical mathematics connections

books:

Mathematicians Are People, Too: Stories from the Lives of Great Mathematicians, Vol. 1

7 reviews
Luetta Reimer, Wilbert Reimer

Dale Seymour Publications, 1990

Beautiful Minds
I'm a former math major, and I loved these books! I used both volumes about six years ago, when I was homeschooling our youngest son. If I were teaching math in an elementary or middle school, I would try to incorporate these two volumes of biographies into the curriculum. I especially liked that the Reimers included stories of women mathematicians. In my experience, far too many girls give up on ...

Mathematicians Are People, Too: Stories from the Lives of Great Mathematicians, Vol. 2

2 reviews
Luetta Reimer, Wilbert Reimer

Dale Seymour Publications, 1993

FANTASTIC!
A wonderful collection of short stories about mathematicians from many different time periods, including Pythagoras, Hypatia, Isaac Newton and 12 others. Makes great family reading, as the book is aimed probably for 9-12 year olds, but is definitely interesting on an adult level, too. Great for stimulating interest in mathematics, history and philosophy.

Historical Connections in Mathematics: Resources for Using History of Mathematics in the Classroom, Volume 2 ...

1 review
Wilbert Reimer

AIMS Education Foundation, 1993

Excellent Teacher Resource!
This book has everything a teacher could want in order to teach his/her students about the people behind the development of mathematics: sketches of the mathematicians, anecdotes, related activities for each person, and the solutions. Teaching the history of math to kids really gives them a deeper appreciation of the subject. I have even developed projects from this book. This is a great tool ...