Discover the types of jobs that Mathematicians hold and find out what you could do with a degree in mathematics. This site provides influential, historical figures in math and science and research on these careers today.

Rather than dividing a circle into some number of segments (like 360 degrees), mathematicians often prefer to measure angles using the circumference of a unit circle - a circle with radius 1. This way of measuring angles is called...

This is an introduction to the study of probability. It tells the story of two of the greatest mathematicians, Blaise Pascal and Pierre de Fermat, who used coin tosses of heads or tails to determine who paid the bill. It led to the...

This site from PBS provides a biography detailing the life of the environmentalist and writer, Rachel Carson (1907-1964 CE).

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the Mayan civilization. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

Blaise Pascal, the seventeenth-century French mathematician, thinker, and scientist, built the first mechanical adding machine in 1642 based on a design described by Hero of Alexandria (2 CE) to add up the distance a carriage traveled.

(1744-1807) A famous Swiss mathematician and astronomer.

Greek mathematician.

Euclid, a great mathematician, wrote the first systematic textbook on geometry.

A short biographical sketch of Thomas Young's (1863- 1942) life as a mathematician and a scientist. Gives an account of his birth and the final years of his life.

At a difficult time to be a woman mathematician, Germain was able to submit her works on number theory and receive some acknowledgement.

This page provides an excellent biography of Democritus of Abdera, an ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician. Discusses his life, travels, and contributions to the fields of philosophy and, to an extent, mathematics.

This site, which is provided for by the University of St. Andrews, gives biographical information on mathematician Pierre de Fermat.

This site, which is provided for by the University of Saint Andrews, gives biographical information on French mathematician Pierre-Simon LaPlace.

This site from the University of St. Andrews provides a biography of Robert Recorde's life as a mathematician. Many links are provided.

This site from the University of St. Andrews provides a biography of the Japanese mathematician Takakazu Seki Kowa, also known as "The Arithmetical Sage".

This site, which is provided for by the University of St. Andrews, gives information on the life and accomplishments of mathematician Sierpinski.

The University of St. Andrews offers a biography of Zu Chongzhi, a Chinese astronomer and mathematician.

This site gives a general description of one of Euler's contributions, topology. It also presents one of the more famous problems of mathematics, The Bridges of Konigsberg.

A portrait of Arthur Cayley from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.

A portrait of Rene Descartes from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.

A portrait of Leonhard Euler from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.

A portrait of Carl Friedrich Gauss from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.

A portrait of Pierre Simon Laplace from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.