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Grade Range: 6 - 11
What do Archimedes, Pythagoras, and Srinivasa Ramanujan have in common? They all enjoy a spot on this site of famous mathematicians. Begin with an overview of mathematics over time starting with Thales of Miletus from 624-546 BC through Andrew Wiles’ solving Fermat’s Last Theorem in 1994 on the site’s homepage. Learn about different mathematicians by choosing from the alphabetical list (alphabetized by first names) found on each page. Also worth exploring is the site’s blog featuring groups of 15 famous mathematicians by different categories including women and Greek mathematicians.
In the Classroom
Although this site doesn’t have a lot of bells and whistles, it contains a great deal of historic and biographical information on famous (and perhaps, not so famous) mathematicians. Bookmark the site to use as a resource for a mathematician of the week to feature in your classroom. Choose a student to share information on the mathematician of their choice with classmates through a multimedia presentation using Lucid Press, <a href="/single.cfm?id=16745">reviewed here</a>. Challenge students to develop a fake social media presence about one of the mathematicians using Fakebook, <a href="/single.cfm?id=14197">reviewed here</a>, or the Twitter Fictional Account Template, <a href="/single.cfm?id=17214">reviewed here</a>.
At Home
Share this site with your student to use as a resource for information on mathematics history and famous mathematicians.
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biographies, famous people, pythagorean theorem,