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Wolfram Demonstrations Project: School Mathematics, Algebra, and Geometry indices

Mathematica demonstrations covering almost every aspect of high school algebra and geometry needed for the study of calculus.

Background

A History of the Calculus

Essay giving a brief overview of the history of calculus from ancient Greeks to Cauchy, with dozens of links to biographies of the mathematicians involved, including Archimedes, Newton and Leibniz

History of Calculus

The Function Concept

Essay giving a brief overview of the history of the function concept from intimations in ancient Babylonian tables; to consideration of relations beyond single-formula continuous ones by Euler, Fo

History of Calculus

The Trigonometric Functions

Essay giving a brief overview of the history of the trigonometric functions from ancient Babylon and Greece to medieval India and Europe to more modern times. References.

History of Calculus

Famous Curves Index

Alphabetical list of well-known curves from Astroid to Witch of Agnesi, with graphs, equations, and a short discussion and history of each curve.

History of Calculus

The Number \(e\)

Essay giving an overview of the history of the number \(e\), including various ways of obtaining and representing it. References.

History of Calculus

Historical Activities for Calculus

Three historical "Then and Now" modules, on curve drawing, tangent lines, and optimization problems, each explored using interactive Java applets created with Geometers Sketchpad but

History of Calculus, One-Variable Calculus

The Unique Effects of Including History in College Algebra

Using the history of mathematics in a college algebra class has had significant positive effects on student learning.

History of Calculus, One-Variable Calculus

Logarithms: The Early History of a Familiar Function

The authors recount the 'great tale' of Napier's and Burgi's parallel development of logarithms and urge you to use it in class.

History of Calculus, One-Variable Calculus

The Enigmatic Number \(e\): A History in Verse and Its Uses in the Mathematics Classroom

History of Calculus, One-Variable Calculus