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Each student will be assigned a date where they will have to:
Research the life of a mathematician.
There are several web sites that feature biographies of mathematicians. Some of these have listings by categories such as date of birth, country of origin, an alphabetical listing, and so on. Three sites I have found which are particularly "user-friendly" include
MacTutor
an extensive collection of biographies and related topics
(with several search options) located at
http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/index.htmlA web site created by students in mathematics classes at
Agnes Scott College, in Atlanta, Georgia
which highlights accomplishments by
women mathematicians
located at
http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/women.htmA web site showcasing
A Modern History of Blacks in Mathematics
located at
http://www.math.buffalo.edu/mad/madhist.htmlSACNAS Biography Project
These pages are designed as a resource for K-12 educators who are interested in teaching their students about the accomplishments of Chicano/Latino and Native American scientists. Profiles of scientists, mathematicians and engineers have been written at the middle school and high school levels.
located at
http://www.sacnas.net/biography/default.aspAny of these sites would be a great place to start your research.
One of my goals in this assignment is to bring home to you the fact that mathematics is a living art and science. There are faces behind the numbers. New discoveries are happening every day. Mathematics is not a collection of facts dreamed up by the ancients. It is a living, growing field ... and you could be part of its future! |
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Image Credits:
- David Blackwell image courtesy:
- Dr. Scott W. Williams, Prof. of Mathematics, SUNY - Buffalo
All other mathematician images courtesy of MacTutor
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