Secondary Education Resources-Math: History of Math

 

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History of Mathematics
1000+ Mathematicians Biographies--from MacTutor
Abacus: The Art of Calculating with Beads

Ancient Geometry and Insights into the History of Mathematics

Biographies of Women in Math
British Society for the History of Mathematics

Chronologies of Mathematicians--in general, and by region (China, Arabic sphere, Europe, Greece, India, Japan)

David R. Wilkins' History of Mathematics website

Earliest Uses of Various Mathematical Symbols

Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics--a FANTASTIC on-line mathematics encyclopedia
Famous Problems in the History of Mathematics

History of Mathematics by Subject Area--Numerals and Counting, Algebra, Geometry, Arithmetic and Number Theory, Mathematical Analysis, Probability and Statistics

History of Mathematics in Africa

Math Archives: The History of Mathematics

Who Are the Greatest Black Mathematicians?--Mathematicians of the African Diaspora

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