History of Maths

Did you know? Notes from the history of Maths

By Don Hoyle “A man and his dad put a bomb in the sink” Abstract: This article outlines some of the work of Matthew Stewart who was born 300 years ago. In particular, Stewart’s theorem, for which the title is a mnemonic.   Early in 2017, on January 15th,… Read More

Did you know? Notes from the history of Maths

By Don Hoyle “A man and his dad put a bomb in the sink” Abstract: This article outlines some of the work of Matthew Stewart who was born 300 years ago. In particular, Stewart’s theorem, for which the title is a mnemonic.   Early in 2017, on January 15th,… Read More

Did you know? Notes from the history of Maths

By Don Hoyle “A man and his dad put a bomb in the sink” Abstract: This article outlines some of the work of Matthew Stewart who was born 300 years ago. In particular, Stewart’s theorem, for which the title is a mnemonic.   Early in 2017, on January 15th,… Read More

Notes from the history of Maths: Phantasmic Fillers

Inspire your Secondary Maths students with a lesson on world-famous graphic artist and mathematician Maurits Escher Read More

Notes from the history of Maths: Size matters…

Don Hoyle traces the fascinating history of Mercenne primes - from French monks to a supercomputer in Florida! Read More

The end is nigh: notes on the History of Maths

Engage your Secondary Maths students with a lesson based on the Mayan calendar Read More

Secondary Maths – Did you know? Notes from the history of Maths

Keeping it in the family It seems to be often the case that mathematical aptitude is not evenly spread in families. Parents often say they can’t help their gifted child at home, as they were rubbish at Maths themselves. There are exceptions and here are some notable ones from the… Read More

Notes from the History of Maths

A’ is for algebra and angst Maths teachers know that when a class are told the new topic is to do with algebra, there is likely to be a collective groan. Algebra, however, has a rich and fascinating history. Who invented algebra? Why do we use the letter x? Certainly,… Read More