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Exploring the Witch of Agnesi
young scholars construct the graph of the Witch of Agnesi, and investigate both its asymptotes and inflection points. They construct the graph of the Witch of Agnesi and conjecture the asymptotes and inflection points of the function. ...
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The Witch of Agnesi
Bring humanity to mathematics by introducing a mathematician who was ahead of her time.
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Probability
In this probability and statistics learning exercise, students determine the probability of a series of independent event occurring. The one page learning exercise contains a combination of four multiple choice and free response...
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WOMEN IN MATHEMATICS: HISTORY TO TODAY
Students explore women who have played important roles in the history of math.
Curated OER
Probability
In the probability and statistics worksheet, students determine the probability of an event occurring. The one page worksheet contains one multiple choice question with the solution.
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Women in Mathematics: History to Today
Students investigate important women in Mathematics. In this middle or high school mathematics lesson, students research the accomplishments of women that played an important role in the history of mathematics or women currently...
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Maria Gaetana Agnesi
Read the biography of Maria Gaetana Agnesi in this article.
Agnes Scott College
Agnes Scott College: Maria Gaetana Agnesi Biography
This biography of Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718-1799 CE) describes the challenges overcome by Maria to become a well educated woman and famous mathematician. Be sure to follow the link containing information and a picture of the "Witch of...
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Maria Gaetana Agnesi
A short history of Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718-1799 CE), a female mathematician, including a short history of her upbringing and her contributing books. Be sure to follow the link to a map of where she was born.
Agnes Scott College
Agnus Scott College: Biographies of Women Mathematicians
Use this site to learn about the women behind the math. Lawrence Riddle, professor of mathematics at Agnes Scott College, created this site as a tribute to women who have made accomplishments in the world of mathematics.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Female Mathematicians
This University of St. Andrews presents this list of female mathematicians with a description of their contributions to the field.
Agnes Scott College
Alphabetical Index of Women Mathematicians
Read the biographies of dozens of women mathematicians who were important in the 1700's, 1800's, and 1900's.
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Edumat: Geometria Interactive
In this section different interactive activities are presented which can be used as supplementary material to traditional classroom and allow for interactive study of mathematics.