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Assume that the human population after the flood was 6 and that 200 years later the population was 1,000,000. Find the annual rate of growth of the population.

Lunchtime at the Fish Pond

A fish sees a heron looking at him from across a pool, so he quickly swims towards the south. When he reaches the south side of the pool, he has the unwelcome surprise of meeting the heron.

The Honors Class

This work discusses the people who solved some of Hilbert's problems from 1900, as well as the mathematics involved in the solutions.

Japanese right triangle

There is a right triangle where: the sum of the upright multiplied by itself twice and the hypotenuse multiplied by itself is 700 units; and, the sum of the base multiplied by itself twice and the hypotenuse multiplied by itself is 900 units.

Who's That Mathematician? Images from the Paul R. Halmos Photograph Collection

Paul Halmos Photograph Collection, page 2: Arveson, Aschbacher, Askey, Lininger, Atiyah, Doob

The Mystery of Numbers

A journey through numbers from their earliest beginning in India to the proof of Fermat's Last Theorem by Wiles.

Oronce Fine's Geometry

This is the opening page of the section of the geometrical work of Oronce Fine (1494-1555) dealing with Euclid's work on circles. This is part of Fine's major work entitled Protomathesis, which covered arithmetic, astronomy and astronomical instruments, as well as geometry.

Measuring the Globe: An Historical Activity

Eratosthenes' measurement of the earth, in a form that's easy for teachers to use in the classroom.

Euler and Modern Science; Euler at 300

The two final volumes of the MAA tercentenary series on Euler present numerous papers on various aspects of Euler's life and work.

Stamping Through Mathematics

The author takes us on a historical tour of mathematics through postage stamps of the world that display mathematicians and mathematics.