Peculiar Deaths of Famous Mathematicians

by Ioanna Georgiou

Overview

Getting and keeping teens interest in mathematics is vital to their future. But how, when there are so many dreary textbooks and repetitive curriculum requirements? Covering everything that they need to know is about all a school can do.What approach would work, when there are million other things for them to do?Ioanna Georgiou and Asuka Young have come up with a novel approach that is based on stories from history – with a twist! Peculiar Deaths combines short stories about key mathematicians from the past and how they died, with details of the mathematical advances that they made. But one of the deaths is made up – but which one?Can Beans Kill You? - Pythagoras Death by Square Root - Hippasus You should not be Disturbing my Circles! - ArchimedesWhat? A Woman Mathematician? Die! - HypatiaA bit of Gambling Killed No-one, Ever - Gerolamo Cardano A Very Rich Way to Die - Tycho Brahe Death by Time Calculation - Abraham De Moivre Just a Bit Too Young - Evariste Galois At the Mental Asylum - Andre Bloch Self-imposed Starvation and other Difficulties - Kurt Gö delFunny and enjoyable stories, with visual puzzles throughoutA great way to learn about mathematics of the past, and for students age 13 and over to enjoy learning and understand key concepts. Perfect for libraries, clubs and as prizes too.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781913565718
Publisher:	Tarquin Group
Publication date:	09/01/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

After her first degree, Ioanna Georgiou (transliterated to Yo-Anna) went on to complete a Master's in Mathematics Education. She subsequently conducted research in Teaching Mathematics through history and culture and earned an MPhil in Education. She has been delivering masterclasses and workshops on stories from math for the Royal Institution of Great Britain and also independently. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its applications and a chartered mathematics teacher. Ioanna (transliterated to Yo-Anna) has been teaching mathematics ever sinceshe finished her mathematics degree - and maybe a bit before then! Theeternal truth found in mathematics fascinates her, and she has been focusingher work around teaching and learning mathematics more widely, includingdeveloping resources and being an examiner. After her fi rst degree, she wenton to complete a Master' s in Mathematics Education.She subsequently conducted research in Teaching Mathematics throughhistory and Culture and earned an MPhil in Education. Her special interestaround the use of history and cultural practices in the mathematics teachingcontinued and she has been delivering masterclasses and workshops on stories from math for the Royal Institution of Great Britain and also independently. This is her attempt to put some of the stories in a book and hopefully get lots of people excited about how mathematics has been changing over the years. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications and a Chartered Mathematics Teacher. Ioanna (possible pronunciation Yo-Anna) is a mathematics educator who finds story telling a fascinating way to communicate mathematical ideas from the times they were emerging. Turning to stories of the past, with lively characters full of resilience and determination gives a rather comprehensive glimpse of what maths has been doing for us possibly ever since early humans started counting. Ioanna has been using these ideas in her teaching, masterclasses and workshops. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, a Chartered Mathematics Teacher and author of “ Mathematical Adventures!