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The movie Agora, about the mathematician Hypatia of Alexandria (c. 400 AD), is spectacular and intriguing but Hypatia should be portrayed as the hero she was.

Landowner's Payscale

How much does Landowner A give to each worker knowing Landowner B gives a certain amount more and has few workers.

Why It Pays to Learn Math

In order to encourage his son in the study of arithmetic, a father agrees to pay him 8 pennies for every problem solved correctly and to charge him 5 pennies for each incorrect solution.

Oracle for Rent

An oracle ordered a prince to build a sacred building, whose space would be 400 cubits, the length being 6 cubits more than the width, and the width 3 cubits more than the height. Find the dimensions of the building.

Lucky Seven

There is a number which when divided by 2, or 3, or 4, or 5, or 6, always has a remainder of 1, and is truly divisible by 7. It is sought what is the number.

Two Equal Parts of a Triangle

The three sides of a triangular piece of land, taken in order, measure 15, 10, and 13 chains respectively.

Integral Pounds

A certain man had in his trade four weights with which he could weigh integral pounds from one up to 40. How many pounds was each weight?

HOM SIGMAA 2011 Student Paper Contest Winners

Download the three winning essays to learn about Kepler's mathematical astronomy, the roots of modern algebra, and the Quadrivium of Isidore of Seville.

A Room with a View

Find the height of a window.

The Treviso Arithmetic

The earliest known example of a printed book on arithmetic, dates to 1478. Also known as the Art of Calculation.