Observes the lives of nine women mathematicians and their particular contributions in the areas of number theory, calculus, topography, and abstract algebra.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
More on this needs to be written.,
By "thirteenthfairy" (, N.S.W. Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Math Equals: Biographies of Women Mathematicians+Related Activities (Addison-Wesley Innovative Series) (Paperback)
The book contains fascinating details of the lives of the very few women in history with careers in Mathematics. It should be updated or extended to two volumes to include the work of more recent women mathematicians.Would do well to include interviews with living women now working in this field.The end of each chapter includes examples of the type of work each woman was interested in, with exercises and activities. Good resource book
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Could have been better,
By A Customer
This review is from: Math Equals: Biographies of Women Mathematicians+Related Activities (Addison-Wesley Innovative Series) (Paperback)
This book could be a good starting place for those interested in reading about women mathematicians, but Perl places too much emphasis on these women as wives as mothers. For instance, the greater part of Grace Chisholm Young's biography was dedicated to her role as mother and wife. Only a short amount of Young's biography was dedicated to her math research and publications. I found this very disturbing,and, honestly quite an insult to these outstanding and courageous women. I also think it sends the wrong message to those women aspiring to be career mathematicians, that no matter how much you accomplish as a mathematician, you will always be thought of first as a wife and mother.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Book,
By Maura Ryan (Essex, CT USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Math Equals: Biographies of Women Mathematicians+Related Activities (Addison-Wesley Innovative Series) (Paperback)
This book is very well written. It has wonderful information about the lives of these women and the activities are very creative and really promote a fun understanding of math. They require only a basic understanding of math concepts, yet can be taken to higher levels too.
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