SOME SELECTED RESOURCES FOR
USING HISTORY IN TEACHING MATHEMATICS
David Pengelley

• Original source collections
• Norman Biggs, Graph theory 1736-1936
• Garrett Birkhoff & Uta Merzbach, A source book in classical analysis
• Ronald Calinger, Classics of mathematics, second edition
• Encyclopedia Britannica, Great books of the Western World
• John Fauvel & Jeremy Gray, The history of mathematics: a reader
• Victor Katz (editor), The mathematics of Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, India, and Islam: a sourcebook
  
• Henrietta Midonick, The treasury of mathematics
• David E. Smith, A source book in mathematics
• John Stillwell, Sources of hyperbolic geometry
• Dirk Struik, A source book in mathematics, 1200--1800
• Jean Van Heijenoort, From Frege to Godel : a source book in mathematical logic
• Jacqueline A. Stedall, Mathematics emerging: A sourcebook 1540 - 1900 

• Collected Works (hundreds of them!): A bibliography of collected works and correspondence of mathematicians, by Steven W. Rockey, Mathematics Library, Cornell University
• Reprints of original author mathematics books: numerous
• Historically oriented mathematics books
• David Bressoud: A radical approach to real analysis
  
• William Dunham, Journey through genius
• H. Eves, Great moments in mathematics (before 1650) (after 1650)
• E. Hairer & G. Wanner, Analysis by its history
• Reinhard Laubenbacher & David Pengelley, Mathematical expeditions: chronicles by the explorers
• Arthur Knoebel, Reinhard Laubenbacher, Jerry Lodder, David Pengelley, Mathematical masterpieces: further chronicles by the explorers
• William Priestley, Calculus, an historical approach
• Saul Stahl, Introductory modern algebra: a historical approach
• Saul Stahl, Real analysis: a historical approach
• John Stillwell, Mathematics and its history
• Otto Toeplitz, The calculus; a genetic approach
• J. Tignol, Galois' theory of algebraic equations
• The role and use of history in teaching (includes some teaching materials)
• Otto Bekken & Reidar Mosvald (editors), Study the masters: the Abel-Fauvel conference
• Ronald Calinger (editor), Vita mathematica: historical research and integration with teaching
• Miguel de Guzmán, Origin and Evolution of Mathematical Theories: Implications for Mathematical Education
• Victor Katz (editor), Using history to teach mathematics: an international perspective
  
• Man-Keung Siu, The ABCD of using history of mathematics in the (undergraduate) classroom, in Bulletin of the Hong Kong Mathematical Society 1:1 (1997), 143-154; reprinted in Using history to teach nathematics: An international perspective (ed. V. Katz), pp.3-9.
• Frank Swetz et al (editors), Learn from the masters!
• Amy Shell-Gellasch and Dick Jardine, From calculus to computers: Using the last 200 Years of mathematics history in the classroom
• Amy Shell-Gellasch, Hands on history: A resource for teaching mathematics
• Victor Katz, Constantin Tzanakis (editors), Recent developments on introducing a historical dimension in mathematics education

• Classroom materials
• The Inter-IREM Commission (Evelyne Barbin et al, editors): History of mathematics; history of problems
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Historical topics for the mathematics classroom
• David Pengelley et al, Teaching Discrete Mathematics via Primary Historical Sources
• David Pengelley et al, Learning Discrete Mathematics and Computer Science via Primary Historical Sources
• L. & W. Reimer, Historical connections in mathematics: resources for using history of  mathematics in the classroom (3 volumes)
• Dick Jardine and Amy Shell-Gellasch, Mathematical time capsules: Historical modules for the mathematics classroom
• Victor J. Katz and Karen Dee Michalowicz, Historical modules for the teaching and learning of mathematics
• Lodder et al, Historical projects in discrete mathematics and computer science, in Resources for teaching discrete mathematics (B. Hopkins, editor )
  

• Prose readings and collections of historically oriented articles
• James Newman (ed.), The world of mathematics, 4 volumes
• Frank Swetz (ed.), From five fingers to infinity: a journey through the history of mathematics
• Reference works
• Florian Cajori, A history of mathematical notations
• Joseph Dauben, The history of mathematics from antiquity to the present: a selective bibliography (CD-ROM)
• Dictionary of scientific biography
• Ivor Grattan-Guinness, Companion encyclopedia of the history and philosophy of the mathematical sciences
• Louise S. Grinstein and Paul J. Campbell, Women of mathematics : a biobibliographic sourcebook
• Specialized histories
• Asger Aaboe, Episodes from the early history of mathematics
• Margaret E. Baron, The origins of the infinitesimal calculus
• I. Bashmakova & G. Smirnova, The beginnings and evolution of algebra
  
• J. L. Berggren, Episodes in the mathematics of medieval Islam
• R. Bonola, Non-Euclidean geometry
• U. Bottazzini, The higher calculus: a history of real and complex analysis from Euler to Weierstrass
• Carl Boyer, History of the calculus and its conceptual development
• Carl Boyer, History of analytic geometry
• John Cannon, The evolution of dynamics: vibration theory from 1687 to 1742
• Bruce Chandler, The history of combinatorial group theory: a case study in the history of ideas
• L. E. Dickson, History of the theory of numbers
• Jean Dieudonne, A history of algebraic and differential topology
• Jean Dieudonne, History of functional analysis
• C. H. Edwards, The historical development of the calculus
• Harold M. Edwards, Fermat's last theorem : a genetic introduction to algebraic number theory
• Herman Goldstine, A history of the calculus of variations from the 17th through the 19th century
• H. Goldstine, A history of numerical analysis from the 16th through the 19th century
• J. Grabiner, The origins of Cauchy's rigorous calculus
• I. Grattan-Guinness, The development of the foundations of mathematical analysis from Euler to Riemann
• I. Grattan-Guinness (ed.), From the calculus to set theory, 1630--1910: an introductory history
• T. Hawkins, Lebesgue's theory of integration: its origins and development
• T. L. Heath, A manual of Greek mathematics
• T. L. Heath, A history of Greek mathematics
• G. Joseph, The crest of the peacock: non-European roots of mathematics
• Amy King, Pathways to probability; history of the mathematics of certainty and chance
• Felix Klein, Development of mathematics in the 19th century
• W. Knorr, The ancient tradition of geometric problems
• Jesper Lutzen, The prehistory of the theory of distributions
• Jerome Manheim, The genesis of point set topology
• J.-C. Martzloff, A history of Chinese mathematics
• Gregory Moore, Zermelo's axiom of choice: its origins, development, and influence
• Otto Neugebauer, The exact sciences in antiquity
• O. Ore, Number theory and its history
• B. A. Rosenfeld, A history of non-Euclidean geometry: evolution of the concept of geometric space
• Winfried Scharlau, From Fermat to Minkowski : lectures on the theory of numbers and its historical development
• George Simmons, Calculus gems : brief lives and memorable mathematics
• Ivor Thomas, Selections illustrating the history of Greek mathematics
• Van der Waerden, A history of algebra: from al-Khwarizmi to Emmy Noether
• Van der Waerden, Science awakening I: Egyptian, Babylonian, and Greek mathematics
• Andre Weil, Number theory: an approach through history from Hammurapi to Legendre
• H. Wussing, The genesis of the abstract group concept
• Some general histories of mathematics
  
• William Berlinghoff & Fernando Gouvêa, Math Through the Ages: A Gentle History for Teachers and Others
• Carl Boyer (& Uta Merzbach, 2nd edition), A history of mathematics
• David M. Burton, The history of mathematics : an introduction
• Stuart Hollingdale, Makers of mathematics
• Victor Katz, A history of mathematics
• Edna Kramer, The main stream of mathematics
• Morris Kline, Mathematical thought from ancient to modern times
• Edna Kramer, The main stream of mathematics
• Herbert Meschkowski, Ways of thought of great mathematicians; an approach to the history of mathematics
• David E. Smith, History of mathematics
• Dirk Struik, A concise history of mathematics
• Mathematical biographies: numerous
• Periodicals
• Historia mathematica
• Archive for history of the exact sciences
• Revue d’'histoire des mathématiques
• Some web resources
• International Study Group on the Relations Between the History and Pedagogy of Mathematics (HPM)
  
• Teaching with original historical sources in mathematics, David Pengelley, New Mexico State University
  
• History of mathematics and teaching history of mathematics, Fred Rickey, US Military Academy
• History of mathematics, David Joyce, Clarkson University
• History of mathematics, David Wilkins, Trinity College, Dublin
• History of mathematics, American Mathematical Society
• Web Resources on the History of Mathematics, British Society for the History of Mathematics
• History of Mathematics Web Sites, David Calvis, Baldwin-Wallace College
• Daniel Otero's Homepage
  

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Teaching with Original Historical Sources in Mathematics
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