This is a very useful site. You enter any positive integer and it will return a prime factorization of that integer.
http://www.rsok.com/~jrm/factor.html
The Prime Pages; there is a lot here. Articles include the “Guinness book of” prime number records, how … See the whole entry
Build a working model of Napier’s rods.
Write a paper and prepare a classroom demonstration on the use of an abacus.
Build your own device as a project.
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“I became operational at the HAL Plant in Urbana, Ill., on January 12, 1997,” the computer HAL declares in Arthur C. Clarke’s 1968 novel, 2001: A Space Odyssey. Now that time has passed and many advances have … See the whole entry
The people from the Long Lost Land had only the following four symbols as shown in the text. Write out the first 20 numbers.
Find
a. square plus star and
b. star times star.
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What are some of the significant events in the development of mathematics? Who are some of the famous people who have contributed to mathematical knowledge?
References:
Howard Eves, In Mathematical Circles, Vols. 1 and 2 (Boston: … See the whole entry
Write a paper discussing the Egyptian method of multiplication.
References:
James Newman, The World of Mathematics, Vol. I (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1956), pp. 170-178.
Howard Eves, Introduction to the History of Mathematics, … See the whole entry
Video:
Hindu-Arabic Numeration System (time: 2:36)
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Video:
Computer History Museum (time: 6:51)
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Video:
How to Represent Numbers in Japanese (time: 2:50)
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There is an interesting site dealing with the abacus:
http://www.ee.ryerson.ca/~elf/abacus/… See the whole entry