Historical Topics in Mathematics for Middle School Teachers

SUMMER TERM 2004

DAY
DUE
CLASS
HW
READ
M, 6/21

Numeration Activities

HW #1
Readings #1
T, 6/22

Homework 1 Survey
Quick read of Readings 1

Discuss Readings 1
Numeration Activities
Magic Squares
Euclid

HW #2
Readings #2
W, 6/23

Homework 1.2 Survey
Homework 1
Readings 1

Euclid continued
Pythagoras
Archimedes Mobiles
HW #3
Readings #3
R, 6/24

Homework 2.3 Survey
Homework 2
Readings 2

Reading Discussion
Archimedes continued
Heron

HW #4
Lesson Plan 1
Readings #4
M, 6/28

Homework 3.4 Survey
Homework 3
Readings 3
Lesson Plan 1

Hypatia
Fibonacci
HW #5
Reading 5
T, 6/29

Homework 4.5 Survey
Homework 4
Readings 4 & Mathematicians covered M&T, Week 2

Napier
Galileo
Fermat
HW #6
Reading 6
W, 6/30

Homework 5.6 Survey
Homework 5
Mathematicians Readings

Pascal
Newton
HW #7
Reading 7
R, 7/1

Homework 6.7 Survey
Homework 6
Mathematicians Readings
Discuss Card Game

Euler
Banneker
HW #8
Lesson Plan 2
Reading 8
T, 7/6

Homework 7.8 Survey
Homework 7 & 8
Mathematicians Readings
Lesson Plan 2

Lagrange
Germain
Gauss
HW #9
Lesson Plan 1 revision
Reading 9
W, 7/7

Homework 9 Survey
Homework 9
Mathematicians Readings

Galois
Lovelace
Kovalevsky
HW #10
Reading 10
R, 7/8

Homework 10 Survey
Homework 10
Mathematicians Readings
Lesson 1 revision

Noether
Ramanajan

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