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History of Mathematics

Postby Mathmom » Tue Jan 15, 2008 5:19 pm

Does anyone read biographies of mathematicians with your under 12 age children?
I found lots of books at the library, however, I think this one is exceptional, in that the stories really come alive. The book is :

Exploring The World Of Mathematics
By: John Hudson Tiner

Does anyone have any other books to recommend? Please share.
For some of us, a whole new world of beauty and wonder is opened up when we read about topics that mathematicians discovered. It helps us understand our world better. What place does this kind of math have in your learning experiences?

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Postby Theodore » Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:19 pm

It was one of my favorite historical books, I've read it several times.

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Postby Mathmom » Thu Jan 17, 2008 9:30 am

Hi Theodore,
I checked, on-line, and the library in our district has this book. I am going to inter-library loan it. I also saw that the author, Jean Lee Latham, has written many biographies. So, I am pretty excited. I'm sure my daughter will read this one first, since it won an award. Anyway, thanks for telling me your favorite.
Let me know if you think of any others.
Have you read, The Phantom Tollbooth?
I had never heard of it.
I think I, personally, have a lot of reading to do, to catch up on some good books that I missed growing up.

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Postby Mathmom » Tue Jan 22, 2008 12:46 pm

Did you know that Lewis Caroll (actually that's his penname, as I'm sure you already know--I forgot his real name) was a mathematician?
Have you read any good non-fiction, non-text book math books?
Have you heard of Theoni Pappas? Check out her books and you'll find some writings about Lewis Carroll and much more.....
One more thing I just found, only I have a slight problem with it....,
is Edhelper.com has a new study unit on the history of mathematics. They only let you read the first part of each story, however, they give them catchy titles to get your attention. At least it's a place to start, if you don't want to get a lot of books, and want your child (and/or yourself) to read and be introduced to the history of math which is sadly overlooked a lot, and not considered important by some.
I also saw a timeline there which is available to members only. I think I could make one myself. I just need to plan all this out. I see this "project coming together.
Thanks for your input.

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another good math book

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Postby Mathmom » Tue Apr 08, 2008 8:34 pm

Hey you,
I have that book by Eves :) .
I used it in college and kept it.
Now my 10 yr old son has it in his collection of math books. I use it once in awhile for reference. I'm not sure when he will start doing math problems from it, however, he is reading books from the adult section at the library now.
It has a very good time line on the cover, too.
Thanks for the input.


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