Mathematicians are People, Too: Stories from the Lives of Great Mathematicians, Volume 1Did you know that Isaac Newton was inspired to study mathematics after a fight with the school bully? Or that Evariste Galois was killed in a duel at age twenty-one? Sophie Germain had to study mathematics secretly, by candlelight. And Blaise Pascal made one of his greatest discoveries because of a toothache. 'Mathematicians Are People, Too' reveals the stories and the people behind great mathematical discoveries. These 15 stories have been written for teachers to read aloud in class. Or teachers can use the text as a sourcebook of nearly one hundred easy-to-understand anecdotes. Students may also read the stories, in or out of the classroom. They will see how the mathematicians observe patterns and test their observations - the same techniques necessary for solving problems today. Readers will also learn how men and women from many different countries became fascinated with mathematics and achieved greatness doing what they loved to do in spite of the odds against them. The stories in 'Mathematicians Are People, Too' can: enrich the mathematics curriculum; introduce the history of mathematics; introduce specific mathematical concepts; and stimulate interest and motivation. |
Contents
The Teacher Who Paid His Student | 9 |
The Man Who Concentrated Too Hard Archimedes | 24 |
Magician or Mathematician? John Napier | 60 |
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