Islami City
Islamic History: Arabic Numerals
Considers the origin of our "Arabic," system of number notation as probably having originated in India. Has illustrations demonstrating how much less cumbersome this system is than Roman, Egyptian, or Greek numeration.
TESL Journal
The Internet Tesl Journal: English Arabic Vocabulary Quizzes
Several matching quizzes that test knowledge of English words for colors, numbers, selective adjectives, and common words beginning with the letter "t." Site uses both romanized Arabic and Arabic characters.
Discovering Egypt
Discovering Egypt: Egyptian Mathematics
A brief explanation of the numbering system of the ancient Egyptians, with great drawings and sample problems. Use this resource to introduce yourself to the symbols ancient Egyptians used in mathematics. There are some activities to...
Purple Math
Purplemath: Roman Numerals
Explains the basic rules for writing numbers in Roman-numeral format.
Other
Nova Roma: On Roman Numerals
This site from Nova Roma provides great information on Roman Numerals. The text is complete, and a Roman Numeral Calculator is provided to do basic arithmetic. An explanation is provided for each numeral.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Abu Yusuf Yaqub Ibn Ishaq Al Sabbah Al Kindi
Biography of Al-Kindi, an Islamic scholar and mathematician. Includes several links to related topics and a list of references for further studies.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Mac Tutor History of Mathematics Archive
The University of St. Andrews, Scotland, presents hundreds of biographies of famous mathematicians, histories of math in various cultures, and interesting facts on the development of important math concepts. This is a huge reference....