The current social distancing and social isolation is slowly leading to a new normal. This new normal includes many aspects: social, work, learning/education, family. It is amazing how much that was in person is being attempted online especially in the instructional and educational industry. This doesn’t just include formal education but also self education, personal interest, certifications and more.
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While social distancing, face masks, closing of “non-essential” business were all towards an effort to “flatten the curve” and lesson the immediate effect of the coronavirus, we want to help minimize and possible eliminate the sides effects of these efforts, the primary one being education or the lack of over the past few months. The next posts will provide more ways to help prevent the covid slide over the next few months before September 2020 and the new school year starts. We will offer examples, tips, resources and more.
Math and many of the sciences seem to be traditionally male dominated professions. This doesn’t mean that only men have contributed to these fields. Below is a short list of notable female mathematicians throughout history. There are many more and please let us know of an equally notable female mathematician we have missed from the list below. We will definitely update our list. Below is a brief introduction to each of these women. While each received many awards and held important positions in the academic and mathematical community, their greatest impact was that they preserved in a predominantly male discipline helping to pave the way for the next generation of female mathematicians. More can be found out about each at the given reference.
Math and many of the sciences seem to be traditionally male dominated professions. This doesn’t mean that only men have contributed to these fields. While researching female mathematicians in history, I came across more that I realized. So many so, one post is not sufficient. Below is a short list of notable female mathematicians throughout history. There are many more and another second short list of notable female mathematicians will follow. Below is a brief introduction to some of these mathematicians, in no particular order. While each received many awards and held important positions in the academic and mathematical community, their greatest impact was that they preserved in a predominantly male discipline helping to pave the way for the next generation of female mathematicians.
There have been a few movies about mathematics and mathematicians in the past few years. I wanted to put a list of movies about mathematics and science together. There are more than I thought and this list isn’t anywhere close to being complete. A short list of movies about real life mathematicians, such as Hidden Figures, as well as dramas about the life of mathematicians, Proof, and the way in which mathematics has been applied in real life, Moneyball.
Pi day, March 14, is a day to celebrate the number pi. Find out more about the history of pi, where it is used in “real life”, the definition of pi; some people actually memorize the number pi to thousands of decimal places, see who the record holders are; and learn more about pi day.
February and black history month has come and gone. But that doesn’t mean celebrating mathematicians that made significant and notable contributions to the history of science and mathematics isn’t still important. Below is a short list of famous black mathematicians.