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Critics Corner

Reviews of books, websites, poster sets, movies, and other resources for learning and teaching the history of mathematics.

A Contextual History of Mathematics
An overly ambitious textbook on the history of mathematics.
Pioneers in Mathematics
A five-volume set of biographies of mathematicians from ancient times to the twentieth century, aimed at secondary students.
Euler: The Master of Us All
A small selection of Euler's works, explained by a master expositor.
The Poincare Conjecture: In Search of the Shape of the Universe
The history of the Poincare conjecture up to its recent proof by Grigori Perelman.
Colorful Characters of Mathematics
Whimsical posters of fifteen mathematicians with brief biographies.
A History of Abstract Algebra
A history of the various algebraic structures that came together to give us "abstract algebra" by early in the twentieth century.
A History of Mathematics: Brief Version
A brief version of the author's well-known history of mathematics text.
Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Geometries: Development and History
This textbook seamlessly combines the history of non-Euclidean geometry with the mathematical ideas.
David Joyce's Website
This website contains a complete version of Euclid's Elements, with all the proofs.
Review of L'algebre au temps de Babylone: Quand les mathematiques s'ecrivaient sur de l'argile
[Translation of title: Algebra in the Time of Babylon. When Mathematics Were Written on Clay.] A thorough review of Jens Hoyrup's revision, expansion, and French translation of his own 1998 book for Danish high-school students.

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