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Thank you for this usefull ans excellente resource, mathematics is very important.

Wow, Very interesting so much information to review alot of time went into this material. This content was extremly easy to browse. This site is very helpful in using as a resource or just for enjoyment. This also would be a great way to get students more interested in math/history/cultures. People could very easily use this in the classroom in several different ways. First time users could find it very easy to use

I first browsed through the material for about ten minutes; I then narrowed my search to ancient Babylonian mathematics. Had incredible amounts of information with pictures and graphs. Easy to understand and get around the graphs and pictures were significant to the subject matter, I could spend hours on here getting information about the history of math. This site has so much information: links to encyclopedias, biographies, glossaries, quotations, timelines this is such a great resource for students and teachers to learn. tool to demonstrate mathematics in a way where its fast and much easier to teach. I found this website very user friendly it was organized in such a great way. When I looked up Babylonian mathematics it had lots of subcategories that gave great information and served as a great learning tool.

A bevy of resources at your disposal. Very imformative. I browsed around and found pretty much everything you need for math. I love the time line of mathematics ecspecially. Tell you the famous mathematicians of their times. Very fun and cool

I was quite pleased to find this site, as the history of math was the direction I had planned to take for future assignment in my math G class. There is a wealth of information that will benefit me greatly; whether it be in the way of a particular person that I focused on, or a certain time period. I spent about an hour looking at the website, and not only found information on people of math from past time periods, but calulations, pictures, graphs, cartoon strips, and much more. Although the visual quality of the website looks a little amateur, the content is rich in details, yet there is clarity of understating for someone such as myself who is not math savvy.

I spent more than one hour reviewing and using the materials on this website. I used the materials for my classroom activities. I found The History of Mathematics, and especially, the biographies in this site to be fascinating.

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At first, I was overwhelmed by the contents of the material, but as soon as I started reading I found it very interesting. The site offers a lot of excellent historical background of various cultures, biographies of mathematicians, well detailed time line, and a lot of references. I will definitely use this site for future reference.

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Outstanding site! Within two clicks I was right where I wanted to be. Very rich in content on the History of Mathematics, educationally significant for any college student. Visual learners will appreciate the symbols, maps, equations and photos. Excellent overview of Mathematics in various cultures from the Ancient Babylonians to the Americans and Scotts. Each overview has links that take you to specific biographies. A History Topics Index simplifies your search. All printer friendly. Index is clear, specific.

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I've never seen a website that had so much information in one place about math of all topics. He or she can find out about mathematicians as far back in time as possible. I even click on a site that had every women mathematician and their background. And specific dates that you could click on to find out who was born or died on that day. The math topics itself; he or she could get the definition. I just thought this was an amazing site to view. This site, I would definitely tell people about who needs information on any math topic.

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This is my first time on this site. I have spent 45 minutes exploring and reviewing different links. I have found the History of Mathematics as one of the links that has sparked my interest. The material is very detailed. There is a quantity of quality information available for either mathematical research or lea sure educational reading. I enjoyed reading the mathematician for the day which was Lazare Carnot (1753 - 1823).

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I spent almost 30 minutes in exploring this site. It is quite an interesting website because there is a lot of information given about the history of mathematicians. The more you explore this site the more information and resources you’ll get. The quality of content is very clear to understand because it gives a detailed time line or information about a specific period of math history. I found that this site is really very effective for enhancing teaching because it gives you the information and biographies of Mathematicians in various cultures and from different parts of the world. This site is very easy to use and browse material and also it gives you the clear instructions about how to use it and its also as easy to use as any other website there are no complications in using this website and the interesting thing is its free.

This site is definitely one of the sites that I bookmark. The historically information regarding math is quiet interesting. There is plenty of information on here that will keep you busy for hours on end. Some unappealing aspects of this site however is the multiple additional sites that must be gone through to actually access the historical information. One item that caught my attention was the time line, I’m still not sure why. I guess it might have been that it took me a few glances at it to grasp what was trying to be taught. Overall I rate this site 8/10, it’s very informative and helpful to any student and or instructor. For anyone with a report on the history of math, THIS IS YOUR SITE!!

I found this site very simple to use. I easily browsed through time lines and biography on famous mathematicians and before I knew it I was way over my head in data but interested in math again. After about 20 minutes or so, I moved on but I thought how this would be a great reference website for a student doing a paper or project on a famous mathematician or a famous moment in math history where a detailed time line or information about a specific period would be helpful. Also, I thought that the website was very user friendly which is really important for general educational usage.

this website has alot biographies one alot of people. biographies dont have that much information about the people. the biographies are one page long and some have pic's but not all of them. this website also gives you a lot of informatoin on "Mathematics in various cultures" for example: Ancient Babylonian mathematics Ancient Egyptian mathematics Ancient Greek mathematics Arabic mathematics Chinese mathematics Indian mathematics Mayan mathematics American mathematics Mathematics in Scotland overall its a okay site to see but not so great.

Wow!!! This is just what I have been looking for. I will be implementing this in my 6th grade classroom soon.

I spent about hour+ viewing this site. I really enjoyed finding history of math which is more than I knew before. This includs biographies of math, math in carious cultures, time line, in-depth converage of a large number of history topic. Very simple, informative site. I love math history!!!! I really recomeded a studnet who really want to learn and know about a math history.

This is a simple page but contains a lot of information. At first I don't know what to expect from this website, but the more I read, the more I find out about mathematic. I spent 45 minutes browsing this website and there are so much information that I learned from. This is a great resource page for math researching.

I entered the site not knowing what to expect. I spent about two hours following different historical biographies. The site is very complete and thorough. It provide information on the history of mathematics. There a lot of interesting information and it was very informative. The more you explore the site, you can find more resources. The selection of topics on the history of mathematics enriched me. There is also a searchable quotations section. It provided interesting topics that grew in depth. In my own perspective, the site was effective for students such as myself, to research math historians. The visuals provided many features which motivated me to look further through the site. Overall, the content seems complete and straightforward.

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. How you reviewed the materials (Did you spend 5 minutes browsing, 2 hours
trying it, or actually use it in teaching-learning activities?).

I spent about 25 minutes review material in this section.

2. The quality of content (Does the materials accurately present concepts and
models that are educationally significant?)

The content was informative and it has excellent hisotrical background
information on mathematics.

3. The potential effectiveness for enhancing teaching and learning (If used
appropriately, will students' learning and faculty's teaching be enhanced?)
This is an excellent to use if you are doing historical research of Mathematics.
It allows both teacher/student the ability to enhance knowlege, understanding
and learning potential.

4. The ease of using the materials (Will first time users find it easy to use
the software?)
Yes this site was quite easy to use and I will possibly use it to write my final
paper in Math G.

I spent 1 hour viewing Mac Tutor History of Mathematics. I really enjoyed reading the information on this resource it was very interesting and educating. This resource is very helpful, it provides lots of information about the history of math. After veiwing this resource, I want to learn more about the history of math and explore other similar sites. This is a great resource to use for a paper and for first time users.

I spent approximately 15 minutes browsing, at which time I focused on the
history of Greek math. My interest in Ancient Greek architect led me to
discover that mathematics and architecture were, in many ways, considered one
and the same. I spent a total of 45 min. reviewing the wealth of information
provided regarding Ancient Greek mathematics. There is such a broad range of
topics, ranging from biographies to teaching methods, to principals, that I
could easily spend much more time reviewing this material. I found each area to
be well written, interesting, and informative. I may have discovered the next
topic for my final mathematics paper. Thanks!!

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I really enjoyed this sight. There were various attachments that included
exclusive information. I liked how it had information on many mathematicians
dating from 500 b.c. It also had mathematics from different cultures which was
very interesting

The MacTutor History of Math site which is from Scottland has the largest amount
of general math concepts on any site I have ever seen. It's basically the
mathematical equivlent of Google. After viewing certain topics such as the
Fibonachi Sequence and Statistics I wouldnt go anywhere else for math related
stuff!

I'm very impressed with this site. I entered the site not really knowing what
to expect and stayed for awhile. I'm in the process of writing a paper on
Albert Einstein and was amused to find a page of quotations from him. My
favorite (and I'm using it in my paper) is:
"Do not worry about your difficulties in mathematics, I assure you that mine are
greater." I will absolutely visit this site again to capture more information
regarding my current site as well as look up information regarding other
mathematicians I have written about in the past. The maps are thorough beyond
belief and very interesting to see. The more you explore this site the more you
uncover. There seems to be a gem at each turn.

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It seems to me that this is a very well organized site. The format is simple,
straight forward, with no flashing logos, or any of the other things that annoy
me so. The information is honest, even mentioning that the biographies may have
had some dramatic liberties taken with them. Simple, informative, very easy to
navigate, so you dont have to mess around.

I felt that the History of Mathematics Archive would be a valuable asset to any
person who wishes to find a wide range of information available at a single
site. This archive has almost everything ranging from bibliographies and
timelines to maps of birthplaces and famous quotes. This site would be a great
teacher's resource for any teacher who wishes to lecture on a particular
mathematician. The brief definitions in the glossory index is also very
convenient for finding a short and to the point definition of any mathematical
terminology.

I found that the Mac Tutor full of goodies. Something for everyone. The Biographis Indexs was easy to use and well writen. I pulled up two and read them. I then played in the famous curves Index. and completed my tour with History topics Indext: Egyptian Mathematics and the History of the Zero

I've actually been to this website before, but didn't explore it as much as i
did just now. I find MacTutor History well contained of informations. Just by
browsing and reading some of the articles made me understood a lot of things. I
didn't even know how they based when giving an award such as Nobel Price until I
went to this website. There's so much other things that is helpful especially
for students that are going to be writing a paper about Mathematicians, their
achievements and basically everything about them. Having topics like Mathematics
and Astronomy combined together is also a very excellent feature. This website
is great itself for all the topic it offers and how it's a very good attraction
to those who want to learn about Mathematicians.

This site offers information, on top of information, on top of information.
Excellent source of learning for any level of curiousity. If you want to know
more just click on a link inbedded in article your reading continues. I stayed
on this site for more than an hour. I started out in the History of Mayan
Mathematics and ended up in Christianity and Mathematics.

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1)I spent about 15 min exploring this site. There is so much to explore on this
site.
2)The quality content on this site is very good. There is alot of resources.
This site is very knowledgeable. It may seem overwhelming at first because there
is so much.
3)This site should definetely enhance the effectiveness for students and
teachers in the classroom. The reason being is because the site has a wide range
of information on the history of math, mathemeticians, and I feel it woold be
an excellent source for a student to get topics for research papers.
4)I feel that first time users browsing this site may feel overwhelmed at first.
But it can be very useful if patient.

I enjoyed finding out about the history of mathamatics more then I
knew before I came to this site on math history. I did find it annoying getting
sent to five other sites before I could find some history. I believe this is
one of the most frustrating things. I also found the Time Line Graph a bite hard
to read but this could be me . On the positive side I did like the Time Line
bullet info and will share this with my son. I spent about 10 min. checking it
out and really enjoyed the history. I really do want to come back to this site
when I have more time. Thanks for the history of math!

This tutoring site was a very detailed and informative to both a student and a
teacher. I browsed for about fifteen minutes and found some intersting things I
can use for future refrences. I recomended this site for students looking for
interesting topics to explore.

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This tutoring guide was to say the least in depth. It seemed to contain
information about evrything. Everything about this guide was easy, from the way
it was setup to understanding the readings. I very quickly browsed through the
sight and I didn't use any of the learning activities. It seemed that
everything was accuratly covered. I can see that this would be an effective
learning tool for learning but it seems more of a resource then a teaching tool.
This one sight I picked was easy but the Merlot sight gave me a lot of trouble
when I tried logging in. I ended up having to come back to this sight on a
different computer so I could log in.

This is a great site to find information on mathematicians. I must have spent
over an hour just navigating through this site. A person could easily spend much
more time than that just going through everything. It proved to be full of
historical in depth information about many mathematicians. The set up was simple
and easy to follow. This site is wonderful when a little history is needed
behind the actual math work. The content seemed to be accurate and useful. There
is no doubt that will make a great starting point when working on an
assignment.

I SPENT A HALF HOUR REVIEWING THIS SITE AND LOOKING OVER ALL SORTS ON HISTORICAL
INFORMATION. I FOUND A LOT OF INTERSESTING MATH REALTATED TOPICS THAT CAUGHT MY
EYE, SINCE I HAVE AN ASSIGNMENT THATS COMING UP. THIS SITE HAS GREAT
INFORMATION AND IS WRITTIN VERY NICE SO STUDENTS AND TEACHERS CAN BROSWE AND
FIND WHAT THERE LOOKING FOR. IT ALSO GOES INTO DEPTH SO IT MAKES IT USEFUL WHEN
DOING A PRESENTATION. THIS CAN ENHANCE BOTH THE TEACHER AND STUDENT TOGETHER.
ITS VERY EASY TO USE AS FIST TIME USER. I AM GOING TO BOOK MARK AS WELL FOR
FURTHER VIEWING.

This is a great site! I spent 3+ hours following different historical
biographies for a class assignment. The content seems complete and
straightforward. This site provided the right type of information that enabled
me to pursue my topic of interest in greater depth. I have book- marked this
site for future use for different assignments and different classes because the
information presented has many applications.
I also found that this site was easy to navigate; however it provided so many
links that it was easy to become side tracked.

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I spent about 30 minutes browsing through this site, and one hour reading
through the topics that interested me. I was mostly fascinated with the history
of Egyptian Mathematics, and the Mathematical Astronomy.

The organization of this site made it easier for a first time viewer like me to
locate significant information I can use for my math class. In my opinion, I
think this site is a good place to begin searching when looking for a math topic
to present in class. First time users will find it easy to access and it
contains pertinent information.

I'm attending "Liberal Arts" math class
at Mission Community College in SiliconValley
for the last year. I found out that this site
has a very informative towards the subjects they have to offer.
I spend most of my 1 hr time reading on Egyptian mathematics, I found out
things that it never had cross my mind.
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I have taught a "Liberal Arts" math class at Mission Community College in
Silicon Valley for the last 25 years. My students do research projects for
classroom presentations. This site is probably the single most quoted source
over the years. Students find it presents a wealth of easily accessible and
interesting information.