
"This is a beautiful, important book, a pleasure to read, in which the history recounted truly illuminates the mathematical ideas, and the ideas themselves are superbly explained; a wonderful accomplishment." -- Barry Mazur, Harvard University Designed for students just...

For teachers who would like to introduce some math history into their classes. This book contains 25 independent 4-to-6-page historical sketches of topics from elementary and secondary mathematics. A 56-page overview of the "big ideas" supplies a panoramic context for the sketches...
