This site was created to help people understand the Babylonian math system better.
This article from the "Washington Post" covers the development of the concept of infinity, from the fifth to the second century B.C., and includes the main findings of Archimedes and the Pythagorean school. [Requires free registration.]
An extensive and searchable archive covering famous people and concepts, as well as describing the development of mathematics in various cultures.
An overview of the subject and a famous 1900 speech describing the main mathematical problems. Includes a chronological list of mathematicians and their work.
Describes what mathematicians have worked on, from ancient times to the present. Includes problems suitable for middle school and high school math students, with links to solutions.
Presenting an overview from ancient times to the present day, including descriptions of the discovery of pi and the origins of trigonometry.
Outlines a Webquest for studying the history of contributions to both these fields, and includes resources for solving the task.
Describes the earliest known uses of common words and symbols, as well as explaining some of the ambiguous terms that might be encountered at high school level.
Explains, in everyday language, the developments in astronomy, math, and physics that contributed to the discovery of differential calculus and its relationship to area formulas.
Includes a description of each written document, as well as some sample problems from the Rhind, Moscow and other papyri. These ancient written works were created between 1900 and 1800 BC.
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