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The site presents a small portion of the history of mathematics through an investigation of some of the great problems that have inspired mathematicians throughout the ages. Included are problems that are suitable for middle school and high school math students, with links to solutions, as well as links to mathematicians' biographies and other math history sites.
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| Subject keyword(s) | Connections, Education, Famous problems, Mathematics history, Problem solving, Process skills, Reasoning |
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| Grade level | Middle School, High School, Informal Education, Vocational/Professional Development Education |
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| Intended audience | Educator, Learner |
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| Resource type | Instructional Material |
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| Resource format | text, text/html |
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| Title | Middle School Portal: Math and Science Pathways (MSP2) |
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| Link | http://msteacher2.org/ |
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| Description | The Middle School Portal 2: Math and Science Pathways (MSP2) supports middle grades educators with high-quality, standards-based resources and promotes collaboration and knowledge-sharing among its users. Educators use MSP2 to increase content knowledge in science, mathematics, and appropriate pedagogy for youth ages 10 to 15. MSP2 employs social networking and digital tools to foster dynamic experiences that promote creation, modification, and sharing of resources, facilitate professional development, and support the integration of technology into practice. MSP2 is a project of the Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology, National Middle School Association, and Education Development Center, Inc., and is funded by the National Science Foundation. The partners integrate resources, tools, and services across projects, and support multiple methods of resource discovery to meet the needs of this audience. |
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A Math Forum Project Introduction Mathematics has been vital to the development of civilization; from ancient tomodern times it has been fundamental to advances in science, engineering, and philosophy.As a result, the history of mathematics has become an important study; hundreds of books, papers, and web pages have addressed the subject in a variety of different ways. The purpose of this site is to present a small portion of thehistory of mathematics through an investigation of some of the great problems that have inspired mathematicians throughout the ages. Included are problems that are suitable for middle school and high school math students, with links to solutions, as well as links to mathematicians' biographies and other math history sites. WARNING:Some of the links on the page in this site lead to other math history sites. In particular, whenevera mathematician's name is highlighted, you can follow it to link to his biography in the MacTutor archives. Table of Contents The Bridges of Konigsberg - This problem inspired the great Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler to create graph theory, which led to the developmentof topology. The Value of Pi - Throughout the history of civilization various mathematicians have been concerned with discovering the value of and different expressions for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Puzzling Primes - To fully comprehend our number system, mathematicians need to understand the properties of the prime numbers. Finding them isn't so easy, either. Famous Paradoxes - In the history of mathematical thought,several paradoxes have challenged the notion that mathematics is a self-consistent system of knowledge. Presented here are Zeno's Paradox and Cantor's Infinities. The Problem of Points - An age-old gambling problem led to the development of probability by French mathematicians Pascal and Fermat in the seventeenth century. A Proof of the Pythagorean Theorem - One of the most famous theorems in mathematics, the Pythagorean theorem has many proofs. Presented here is one that relies on Euclidean algebraic geometry and is thus beautifully simple. A Proof that e is irrational - A proof by contradiction that relies on the expression of e as a power series. Book Reviews References - by Isaac Reed [Privacy Policy] [Terms of Use] Home || The Math Library || Quick Reference || Search || Help © 1994-2012 Drexel University. All rights reserved. http://mathforum.org/ The Math Forum is a research and educational enterprise of the Goodwin College of Professional Studies. The Math Forum 8 October 1998
