Description

This book looks at the history of mathematical discoveries and the lives of great mathematicians.

In this book, we learn about Thales, Pythagoras, Archimedes, Hypatia, Napier, Galileo, Pascal, Newton, Euler, Lagrange, Germain, Gauss, Galois, Noether, and Ramanujan

“The mathematicians are arranged chronologically within each book and include men and women from many nations. The chapters don’t try to capture every detail about the mathematician, running from birth to death in a boring list of facts. Instead, they focus on one or more key narratives from that person’s life which illustrate his discoveries or his character. A real effort has been made to select humorous, exciting, and inspiring stories.” ( picture from https://thecurriculumchoice.com/

Book 2: Stories from the Lives of Great Mathematicians – 2

Looks at the history of mathematical discoveries and the lives of great mathematicians.

Euclid, Khayyam, Fibonacci, Cardano, Descartes, Fermat, Agnesi, Banneker, Babbage, Somerville, Abel, Lovelace, Kovalevsky, Einstein, and Polya

From a reviewer: LRK

The stories included about great mathematicians are short, entertaining, and informative. These cover a lot of history, mathematical concepts, and a lot of interesting information about how these great minds worked and how they came to their discoveries. I like also that these stories put math into a real context that shows why it is important and what types of problems it can solve…like how to make a donkey cross a stream, or how to move a giant boat without wheels. Both volumes are great. I wish I’d read these when I was in school…they are still useful and informative as an adult though. Our whole family enjoys these books.