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The World of Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Mathematician of GodA biography stressing Agnesi's deep commitment to help those in need. A History of Abstract AlgebraA history of the various algebraic structures that came together to give us "abstract algebra" by early in the twentieth century. 
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.  Leonardo da Vinci's Geometric SketchesThis is a collection of some plates that Leonardo da Vinci created to illustrate De divina proportione of Luca Pacioli. HPM NewsletterThe latest HPM Newsletter is now available here. Read it! What is 0^0?The expression 0^0 is usually called an indeterminate form. This article details the history of the meaning of this expression and concludes that in some cases, we should evaluate this as 1. Apollonius's Ellipse and Evolute RevisitedApollonius found how to draw normals to an ellipse from points in the ellipse by using hyperbolas. A modern version is presented here. Episodes in the History of Geometry through Models in Dynamic GeometryFour episodes in the history of geometry are discussed, where dynamic geometry helps in understanding the ideas. Portrait GalleryA portrait gallery of mathematicians, taken from various sources. |
 Meetings & events dealing with the History of Mathematics 
It can be shown that a mathematical web of some kind can be woven about any universe containing several objects. The fact that our universe lends itself to mathematical treatment is not a fact of any great philosophical significance. Russell, Bertrand (1872-1970) |
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