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Euler Tercentenary VolumesTwo excellent volumes on Euler in honor of his three hundredth birthday Yearning for the Impossible: The Surprising Truths of MathematicsThis book explores the history of mathematics from the perspective of the creative tension between common sense and the "impossible" as the author follows the discovery or invention of new concepts that have marked mathematical progress.
ArbelosIn Archimedes' Book of Lemmas (ca 250), he introduces a figure that, due to its shape, has historically been known as "the shoemaker's knife" or arbelos. |
Welcome to ConvergenceWe welcome you to this online magazine which provides a wealth of resources to help teach mathematics using its history. Please check back regularly, look at all the archived articles, and give us your comments and suggestions. Note that the site is best viewed through Internet Explorer. For Netscape users, please see the note under "About Convergence." The site is complimentary thanks to the National Science Foundation and The Mathematical Association of America.  Euler Tercentenary Year2007 marks the three hundredth anniversary of the birth of Leonhard Euler, the most prolific mathematician of all time. There are numerous events throughout the world celebrating this anniversary, many of which are listed here. Abel on Elliptic Integrals: A TranslationA translation of one of the seminal papers in the field of elliptic integrals, but one that can be read by an undergraduate. Euler SquaresAn elementary introduction to Euler squares Maya Cycles of TimeExplorations of the Mayan calendar The Quadrature of the Circle and Hippocrates' LunesA study of some elements of Greek geometry, as part of a course for liberal arts undergraduates dealing with basic concepts of the calculus. Portrait GalleryA portrait gallery of mathematicians, mostly taken from the collection at the Dibner Library of the Smithsonian, with permission. |
 Meetings & events dealing with the History of Mathematics 
The knowledge of which geometry aims is the knowledge of the eternal. Plato (ca 429-347 BC) |
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