SOME
RECOMMENDED WEB REFERENCES
General Math History:
St. Andrews (
ThinkQuest: http://library.thinkquest.org/22584/emh1000.htm
Math Archives: http://archives.math.utk.edu/topics/history.html
Gilmore’s Math History References (very good and far-ranging): http://www.math.neu.edu/~gilmore/U201sp07files/U201SYLL.htm#Web%20Sites
Al Khwarizmi (Stamp): http://www.linns.com/howto/refresher/topical_20050530/rc5_0530_big.jpg
Archimedes:
Method: http://mathdl.maa.org/mathDL/1/?pa=content&sa=viewDocument&nodeId=631&pf=1
http://www.mathpages.com/home/kmath343.htm
Behistun Rock:
http://www.asis.com/users/stag/behistun.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behistun_Inscription
http://www.livius.org/be-bm/behistun/behistun01.html
http://everything2.com/e2node/Behistun%2520Rock
Fermat’s Last Theorem (Wiles):
Time Magazine: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,978800,00.html
PBS Interview: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/proof/wiles.html
Islamic Science (NY Times): http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9802E4D91730F933A05753C1A9679C8B63
Maps:
Ancient
Seven Bridges of Konigsberg:
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Bridges_of_K%C3%B6nigsberg
Math Forum: http://mathforum.org/isaac/problems/bridges1.html
Behistun Rock
http://www.asis.com/users/stag/behistun.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behistun_Inscription
http://www.livius.org/be-bm/behistun/behistun01.html
http://everything2.com/e2node/Behistun%2520Rock