Famous Problems and Their Mathematicians
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Famous Problems and Their Mathematicians

  1. 198 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Famous Problems and Their Mathematicians

About this book

Why did ordering an omelet cost one mathematician his life? Answers to this and other questions are found in this exciting new resource that shows your students how 60 mathematicians discovered mathematical solutions through everyday situations. These lessons are easily incorporated into the present curriculum as an introduction to a math concept, a homework piece, or an extra challenge. Teacher notes and suggestions for the classroom are followed by extension problems and additional background material. This is a great way to spark student interest in math. Grades 5-12.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Introduction
  3. Bibliography
  4. Time Line
  5. Mathematics by Accident
  6. Leave No Problem Unsolved
  7. Mary Boole’s Cards
  8. A Very Important Date
  9. A Rediscovery Leads to Fame
  10. A Promising Career Cut Short
  11. There It Lies
  12. Alice and Mathematics
  13. π in the Sky
  14. A Mathematician Exposed
  15. Man Versus Machine
  16. Timing Is Everything
  17. The Number Sifter
  18. The Perfect Child
  19. The Blockhead
  20. The Man Who Loved Numbers
  21. The Search Continues
  22. A Difficult Childhood
  23. The Misunderstood Mathematician
  24. A Victim of the Times
  25. Numbers with Personality
  26. The Greatest “Could-Have-Been” in the History of Mathematics
  27. Less Is More
  28. Too Good to Be True
  29. Math in the Mind’s Eye
  30. Mathematics Pathways
  31. Being Second Doesn’t Count
  32. Can It Be True?
  33. Head in the Clouds
  34. Measuring the Earth
  35. Mathematical Giants
  36. Mathematics to Pass the Time
  37. Playing It Safe
  38. The Puzzle King
  39. The Unknown Mathematicians
  40. Sleeping In Has Its Benefits
  41. Mathematical Rhymes
  42. The World’s Most Expensive Math Lesson
  43. It’s All in the Signs
  44. The Unschooled Mathematician
  45. The Most Learned Scholar of His Time
  46. A Puzzling Will
  47. One Fine Day
  48. Ahead of His Time
  49. An Apple Makes Mathematics
  50. The Mysterious Mathematician
  51. The Witch of Agnesi
  52. “Let No One Ignorant of Geometry Enter Here!”
  53. The Disappointed Daughter
  54. Unfulfilled Promise
  55. The Artist As Mathematician
  56. To the Highest Bidder
  57. Great Potential
  58. Mathematics As a Religion
  59. The Lineup
  60. The Politician As Mathematician
  61. The Poet As Mathematician
  62. Receiving Credit for Another's Work
  63. The Family Man
  64. The Prince of Amateurs
  65. The Silver Lining
  66. Index
  67. About the Author