This document contains various references used in researching the topics of mathematics through history, mathematics in nature, and mathematics in technology. It includes web links and citations for images, videos, e-books, biographies of important mathematicians like John Napier, Blaise Pascal, and Charles Babbage. The references cover the use of patterns like the Fibonacci sequence in nature, early mechanical calculators like the Pascaline and Leibniz's Stepped Reckoner, and Charles Babbage's Difference Engine.
This document contains various references used in researching the topics of mathematics through history, mathematics in nature, and mathematics in technology. It includes web links and citations for images, videos, e-books, biographies of important mathematicians like John Napier, Blaise Pascal, and Charles Babbage. The references cover the use of patterns like the Fibonacci sequence in nature, early mechanical calculators like the Pascaline and Leibniz's Stepped Reckoner, and Charles Babbage's Difference Engine.
This document contains various references used in researching the topics of mathematics through history, mathematics in nature, and mathematics in technology. It includes web links and citations for images, videos, e-books, biographies of important mathematicians like John Napier, Blaise Pascal, and Charles Babbage. The references cover the use of patterns like the Fibonacci sequence in nature, early mechanical calculators like the Pascaline and Leibniz's Stepped Reckoner, and Charles Babbage's Difference Engine.
Header image http://www.wordy.photos/index.php?keyword=a %20math&photo=uKHknLCaTBg&category=comedy&title=a+math+lesson Berlinghoff, William P., and Fernando Q. A. Math through the Ages: A Gentle History for Teachers and Others. Farmington, Me.: Oxton House, 2002. Print Link for more information Web. 13 Apr. 2015. <http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/HistTopics/History_overview.html.> Content page: Mathematics in nature slidshow: flower, pinecone, sunflower http://gofiguremath.org/natures-favorite-math/fibonacci-numbers/fibonacci-in-nature/ cactus http://flickrhivemind.net/flickr_hvmnd.cgi? search_type=Tags&photo_number=50&photo_type=250&noform=t&quicksearch=1&sort=Intere stingness&textinput=fibonacci+cactus&.submit=Search+Tags Content Resource: e-book Henderson, Harry. Mathematics : Powerful Patterns In Nature And Society. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 2007. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost). Web. 8 Apr. 2015 "Doodling in Math: Spirals, Fibonacci, and Being a Plant [1 of 3]." YouTube. YouTube. Web. 13 Apr. 2015. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahXIMUkSXX0>. Content page: Mathematics in Technology Berlinghoff, William P., and Fernando Q. A. Math through the Ages: A Gentle History for Teachers and Others. Farmington, Me.: Oxton House, 2002. Print John Napier http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/john-napier-of-merchiston-15501617-inventorof-logarithms-186132 Napiers Bones http://edinatuition.com/blog/2012/10/08/napiers-bones/ William Oughtred http://www.nndb.com/people/591/000087330/ More information to slide rule http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/theme,805,The_slide_rule__a_forgotten_tool Blaise Pascal http://www.corporaterain.com/blog/tag/blaise-pascal/ Pascaline http://history-computer.com/MechanicalCalculators/Pioneers/Pascal.html
Gottfried Leibniz and Stepped Reckoner
http://history-computer.com/MechanicalCalculators/Pioneers/Lebniz.html Charles de Colmar and arithmometer http://history-computer.com/MechanicalCalculators/19thCentury/Colmar.html Charles Babbage and DIfference Engine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Babbage