41. Answers.com - Who Is The Most Famous African American Female Mathematicians Who was the first Female African American Mathematician? African inventors of mathematicians? One of african mathematicians? ADVERTISEMENT. Answer these http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_is_the_most_famous_African_American_female_mathema

42. AFRICAN MATHEMATICAL UNION - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES 2 amu icms2003 the african mathematical union international conference of mathematical sciences and the maiden award of african medals for young african mathematicians-2003 http://www.allconferences.com/conferences/2003/20030402171100/

AFRICAN MATHEMATICAL UNION - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES 2003 (AMU-ICMS2003) AllConferences.com Science Mathematics Advanced Search ... About Us See Also: Aeronautics Agriculture Alternative Astronomy ... Wireless Event AFRICAN MATHEMATICAL UNION - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES 2003 (AMU-ICMS2003) Begins November 16, 2003 Ends November 22, 2003 Papers September 30, 2003 Ab. AMU - ICMS2003 Country Nigeria State OGUN STATE City ABEOKUTA Email asolarin2002@yahoo.com Category Science: Mathematics Category 2 Category 3 Exhibits Organization Contact SECRETARY-GENERAL IMSP B.P. 613 ,Porto-Novo, Benin Republic URL http://www.math.buffalo.edu/mad/Africa-today/2003.icms.html Venue UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA Description AMU - ICMS2003 THE AFRICAN MATHEMATICAL UNION INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES AND THE MAIDEN AWARD OF AFRICAN MEDALS FOR YOUNG AFRICAN MATHEMATICIANS-2003 VENUE: UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA

43. African Centres Hope To Produce Top Mathematicians - Africa The Good News Jul 27, 2010 Africa s only good news website, offering a fresh perspective of a continent of hope and opportunity. http://www.africagoodnews.com/development/education/1959-african-centres-hope-to

44. Women Mathematicians Alphabetical Index Alphabetical Index of Women Mathematicians http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/alpha.htm

Biographies of W omen Mathematicians Home Alphabetical Index Chronological Index Resources ... Search Alphabetical Index of Women Mathematicians A B C D ... Z A Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718-1799) Florence Eliza Allen (1876-1960) Annie Dale Biddle Andrews (1885-1940) Hertha Ayrton (1854-1923) B Clara Latimer Bacon (1866-1948) Grace M. Bareis (1875-1962) Nina Karlovna Bari (1901-1961) Ruth Aaronsom Bari (1917-2005) ... Josephine E. Burns (1887-1969) C Mary Lucy Cartwright (1900-1998) Sun-Yung Alice Chang (1948- ) Emilie du Chatelet (1706-1749) Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat (1923- ) ... Susan Jane Cunningham (1842-1921) D Ingrid Daubechies (1954- ) Florence Nightingale David (1909-1993) Elizabeth Dickerman (1872-1954) Agnes Meyer Driscoll (1889-1971) E F Etta Falconer (1933-2002) Sister Mary Celine Fasenmyer (1906-1996) Philippa Garrett Fawcett (1868-1948) Kate Fenchel (1905-1983) ... Herta Taussig Freitag (1908-2000) G Hilda Geiringer von Mises (1893-1973) Ruth Gentry (1862-1917) Sophie Germain (1776-1831) Nadeschda Gernet (1877-1943) ... Mary Gray (1939- ) H Margaret Jarman Hagood (1908-1963) Deborah Tepper Haimo (1921-2007) Louise Hay (1935-1989) Ellen Amanda Hayes (1851-1930) ... Hypatia (370?-415)

45. Math Forum: Multicultural Mathematicians And Scientists Treasure Hunt An interdisciplinary project (mathematics, science,social studies, and language) where students learn of mathematicians and scientists who are female or of color. http://mathforum.org/alejandre/frisbie/worksheet.html

Mathematicians and Scientists Treasure Hunt Adapted by Suzanne Alejandre from a lesson by Eldred Marshall Directions: Match the contribution as stated in the Fact column to the name of the mathematician/scientist listed in the Person column. Use the links provided to the Internet to find the answers. NOTE: All of the answers appear in the Person column but they are not in the correct order! Fact Person Designed the first English-language data-processing compiler and coined the term "bug" for a computer fault. Collaborating with Babbage, wrote the first "computer program" and anticipated the computer by 100 years. Invented toilet system for railroad cars and electric lamp. Published book that became guide for lighting engineers. First person to study determinants (10 years before Leibniz) and discovered Bernoulli's numbers before Bernoulli. Became wealthy publishing almanacs in the United States and Europe. First woman to receive a doctorate in any field in Germany. Collaborated with her husband in writing 220 math articles and several books. Wrote a paper on the foundations of calculus that won the Gamble Prize at Cambridge in 1915. Prolific inventor who invented 15 appliances for electric railways and was awarded more than 60 patents.

46. Women And Mathematics - Female Mathematicians - Math And Women's History Profiles of African American women who have earned a Ph.D. in mathematics or who have done significant research in math. Less than 1% of all mathematicians http://womenshistory.about.com/od/sciencemath1/Mathematicians.htm

zWASL=1 zGL='0';zGR='ca-about-radlink'; zJs=10 zJs=11 zJs=12 zJs=13 zc(5,'jsc',zJs,9999999,'') zDO=0 Home Education Women's History Women's History Search Women's History Biographies Women's Rights Filed In: Mathematicians Female mathematicians: women in math from ancient times through recent years. Mathematics fields include arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, number theory, advanced algebra and topology. Hypatia (16) Ada Lovelace @ Florence Nightingale @ Women in Mathematics History Mathematics as a field of science or philosophy was largely closed to women before the twentieth century. However, from ancient times through the nineteenth century and into the early twentieth century, a few women have achieved notably in mathematics. Here are ten women of note in early math their life stories and their achievements documented on this site. zSB(3,3) Medieval Book Image of a Woman Teaching Geometry In a 14th century illustration from a copy of Euclid's Elements , a woman is shown holding a compass and square, teaching geometry to a group of monks. Maria Agnesi Oldest of 21 children and a child prodigy who studied languages and math, Maria Agnesi wrote a textbook to explain math to her brothers which became a noted textbook on mathematics.

47. Famous Scientist List - Biography Of Famous Scientists In History | Buzzle.com Famous Scientists Famous scientist list and biographies a thorough list of various types of scientists and philosophers of science, famous male and female scientists with a brief http://www.buzzle.com/articles/famous-scientists/

Home World News Latest Articles Escape Hatch ... Endless Buzz Famous Scientists Famous scientist list and biographies: a thorough list of various types of scientists and philosophers of science, famous male and female scientists with a brief biography of famous scientists in history. Famous Scientists Names Go through an interesting list of famous scientists names and get to know the legends that shaped human history and revolutionized the way in which this world functions. Famous Scientists Famous scientists in history have contributed immensely in various fields of science, shaping the world's progress. The following article will cover some of the famous scientists names that have helped us enter the age of insight and scientific facts... Famous Scientists and Their Discoveries The article below will give you the list of some of the most famous scientists and their discoveries. Keep reading... Famous Women Inventors Women also have contributed equally in the field of science and technology as much as man has. It's worth knowing few of the inventions invented by famous women inventors. Read on to find out more about it. Famous Chemists Search for famous chemists and you will find a long list of names. With lots of hard work and patience, these chemists are able to come up with their influencing theories and findings. Read on, to know more...

48. Nigerian Emerges Best Student Mathematician In Africa - Nairaland 32 posts 23 authors - Last post Apr 26, 2007Chike Obi one of the gratest african mathematicians is Igbo. Imagine what would happen if we have advanced schools. http://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-49729.0.html

Nigerian Emerges Best Student Mathematician In Africa Welcome . Please Login Register , Or Activate type your username and password to login Date : October 31, 2010, 11:09 AM members and 480697 Topics Latest Member: Lincoo Nairaland Forum Education (Moderators: Dclique Phemour Nigerian Emerges Best Student Mathematician In Africa Pages: Author Topic: Nigerian Emerges Best Student Mathematician In Africa (Read 3003 views) chrisokw Nigerian Emerges Best Student Mathematician In Africa on: Good news to Nigeria from an Igbo Quote From Muhammad Abubakar and Stella Agbana, Abuja HONOUR came the way of the country in the last edition of the Pan-African Mathematics Olympiad (PAMO) as its representative, Uchendu Ndubuisi , came first. Ndubuisi scored 31 points to win the gold medal, defeating nine contestants from other countries. Speaking at the awards/prize giving ceremony of the competition, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, said the competition provides young African Mathematicians a unique platform and opportunity for healthy competition and exchange of ideas in the discipline. The Minister, represented by the Education Secretary of the Ministry, Mrs. Bolanle Onagoruwa, observed that the knowledge of Mathematics helps the society in solving some of the biggest problems in life, pointing out that despite the central role of the subject in Science and Technology, many students still have phobia for it.

49. Benjamin Banneker Biography - Life, Family, Story, Death, History, School, Mothe Fra Angelico Biography, Maya Angelou Biography, Kofi Annan Biography, Susan B. Anthony Biography, Virginia Apgar Biography, Benigno Aquino Biography, Yasir Arafat Biography http://www.notablebiographies.com/Ba-Be/Banneker-Benjamin.html

Powered by JRank Encyclopedia of World Biography World Biography Ba-Be B ENJAMIN B ANNEKER Born: November 9, 1731 Baltimore County, Maryland Died: October 9, 1806 Baltimore County, Maryland African American scientist and inventor From 1792 through 1797 Benjamin Banneker, an African American mathematician and amateur astronomer, calculated ephemerides (tables of the locations of stars and planets) for almanacs that were widely distributed and influential. Because of these works, Banneker became one of the most famous African Americans in early U.S. history. Early life As he grew into an adult, Banneker inherited the farm left to him by his grandparents. He expanded the already successful farm, where he grew tobacco. In 1761, at the age of thirty, Banneker constructed a striking wooden clock without having ever seen a clock before (although he had examined a pocket watch). He painstakingly carved the toothed wheels and gears of the clock out of seasoned wood. The clock operated successfully until the time of his death. Interest in astronomy At the age of fifty-eight Banneker became interested in astronomy (the study of the universe) through the influence of a neighbor, George Ellicott, who lent him several books on the subject as well as a telescope and drafting instruments (tools used in astronomy). Without further guidance or assistance, Banneker taught himself the science of astronomy. He made projections for solar (of the Sun) and lunar (of the Moon) eclipses and computed ephemerides for an almanac. In 1791 Banneker was unable to sell his observations, but these rejections did not stop his studies.

50. Mathematicians Of The African Diaspora (Open Library) Mathematicians of the African Diaspora by Scott W. Williams, 1997,Scott W. Williams edition, electronic resource in English. http://openlibrary.org/books/OL3280857M/Mathematicians_of_the_African_Diaspora

51. Benjamin Banneker Biography (Mathematician) — Infoplease.com Biography of Benjamin Banneker, Colonial AfricanAmerican scientist and surveyor of Washington, D.C. http://www.infoplease.com/biography/var/benjaminbanneker.html

Site Map FAQ in All Infoplease Almanacs Biographies Dictionary Encyclopedia Spelling Checker Daily Almanac for Oct 31, 2010 Search White Pages Skip Navigation Home Halloween ... games, quizzes Editor's Favorites Halloween Infoplease's Facebook page Follow Infoplease on Twitter Conversion Calculator ... DK Daily Teach Search: Infoplease Info search tips Search: Biographies Bio search tips Share Benjamin Banneker Mathematician Born: 9 November 1731 Died: 9 October 1806 Birthplace: Ellicott City, Maryland Best known as: Colonial African-American scientist and surveyor of Washington, D.C. Benjamin Banneker was a free-born descendant of slaves who became a famous 18th-century astronomer, mathematician and surveyor. He is considered by many to be the first African-American scientist. Banneker was raised on a tobacco farm in rural Maryland, where he attended school but was largely self-taught in the sciences. Although Banneker worked most of his life as a farmer, his analytical and problem-solving skills became legendary. His achievements were indeed impressive: at age 24 he studied clockworks and constructed his own clock from wood; he taught himself astronomy and published a popular almanac, Benjamin Banneker's Almanac , from 1792 to 1797; he was appointed to assist in surveying the Federal Territory, the plot of land that was to become Washington, D.C.; he worked on calculating the precise measurement of the meter; and he corresponded with

52. African Mathematicians African mathematicians have made many contributions in mathematics and science. Many times, these mathematicians had to overcome great obstacles. http://jimrodslz.org/cultural_math/africanmathematicians.htm

var MenuLinkedBy="AllWebMenus [4]",awmMenuName="linda",awmBN="658";awmAltUrl=""; african mathematicians African mathematicians have made many contributions in mathematics and science. Many times, these mathematicians had to overcome great obstacles. In class, we learned about four of these mathematicians; Hypatia,Thomas Fuller, Benjamin Banneker and Evelyn Boyd Granville. Hypatia, an Egyptian by origin, lived in Alexandria around 300 AD. She was the daughter of mathematician and philosopher Theon. As head of the Platonist school of Alexandria, she was identified by Christians as a pagan. As riots broke out in Alexandria between Christian and non-Christian groups, Hypatia became the focal point of the controversy. Because Hypatia refused to convert to Christianity she was murdered in 415 AD by a group of Christian fanatics. She developed ideas about conic sections and wrote commentaries on Diophantus's Arithmetica. She also wrote in Apollonius Conics about dividing cones into different parts by a plane. With her work in this important book, she helped make the concepts of conics easier to understand. Hypatia was the first woman to have such a great impact on the survival of early mathematics. Although all of her work is lost, the titles and references survive to this day.

53. History Of Calculus Biographical history, as taught in our public schools, is still largely a history of boneheads ridiculous kings and queens, paranoid political leaders, compulsive voyagers http://www.mathstat.dal.ca/~kgardner/History.html

"Biographical history, as taught in our public schools, is still largely a history of boneheads: ridiculous kings and queens, paranoid political leaders, compulsive voyagers, ignorant generals the flotsam and jetsam of historical currents. The men who radically altered history, the great scientists and mathematicians, are seldom mentioned, if at all." - Martin Gardner A Brief History of Calculus From early to modern times THE ANCIENTS THE FORERUNNERS THE EARLY MODERNS THE LATER MODERNS The Ancients Return to top Pythagoras (c. 580 - 500 B.C.) Though not much is known of this mysterious man, it is almost certain that mathematics began with him. Pythagoras led a half-religious, half-mathematical group who kept most of their discoveries a secret. The Pythagoreans credited all their work to their leader and their mottos became "Everything is number" and "He [Pythagoras] himself has said it". Pythagoras came up with the idea of a mathematical proof, as well as his famous Pythagorean Theorem relating the sides of a right triangle to its hypotenuse. The Pythagoreans discovered irrational numbers, which to them was a disaster because the existance of irrational numbers went against their beliefs. However, this discovery led to opportunities for mathematicians to come. "...three fifths of him genius and two fifths sheer fudge" - J.R.Lowell

54. Mathematicians Of The African Diaspora « Robert Lindsay Sep 8, 2009 Mathematicians of the African Diaspora. Jump to Comments Fascinating website. If you look inside, a very large number of them are not http://robertlindsay.wordpress.com/2009/09/08/mathematicians-of-the-african-dias

@import url( http://s0.wp.com/wp-content/themes/pub/pressrow/style.css?m=1288049942g ); Robert Lindsay Home About Comments Policy ... The Traffic Posts September 8, 2009...5:13 PM Mathematicians of the African Diaspora Jump to Comments Fascinating website . If you look inside, a very large number of them are not African-Americans, but instead they are actual Africans. Although it is true that Blacks are only 1% of all mathematicians, a disproportionate number of Black mathematicians are engaged in high-end mathematics research. Lots of good stuff inside, including the racist BS a lot of these fine scholars had to go through. Black mathematicians were pretty much kept out of the academy until around 1970, but they have been making up for lost time ever since. Share this: StumbleUpon Reddit Email Print ... 17 Comments Filed under Blacks Education Higher Education 17 Comments Emmanuel Goldstein September 9, 2009 at 1:28 PM Look at the facial features and skin tone of this one (see here Reply tulio September 9, 2009 at 2:17 PM http://www.math.buffalo.edu/mad/madgreatest.html Reply Robert Lindsay ... September 9, 2009 at 8:51 PM Yes, a very large number of folks on that list are from Sub Saharan Africa. Reply sandra September 9, 2009 at 3:50 PM

55. Mathematics In African History And Cultures: An Annotated Bibliography By Paulus history of mathematics outside Africa, (3) timereckoning and astronomy in African cultures, (4) string figures in Africa, (5) examples of books published by African mathematicians http://www.lulu.com/content/750448

56. Famous Mathematicians Key File Format PDF/Adobe Acrobat http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/archimedes/media/lrk_famous.pdf

57. Ivars Peterson's MathTrek: Geometry Out Of Africa, Science News Online (11/27/99 Both of my parents were born and grew up in the little Baltic country of Latvia. http://www.sciencenews.org/pages/sn_arc99/11_27_99/mathland.htm

Recently on MathTrek: Curving Beyond Fermat (11/20/99) Prophet of Chaos (11/13/99) Art of the Tetrahedron (11/6/99) MathTrek Archives November 27, 1999 Geometry Out of Africa Both of my parents were born and grew up in the little Baltic country of Latvia. I remember, as a young child in northern Ontario, intently watching as my father painstakingly colored in tiny squares of a grid to create a symmetric design. Using yarn and needle, my mother would then transfer that highly geometric pattern to cloth, creating a wall hanging, a pillow cover, or some other decorative article. Geometric patterns with a high degree of symmetry are characteristic of much of traditional Latvian folk art. See http://www.webwm.com/w/h/frame0.htm for some striking examples of Latvian cross-stitch design. I have long been intrigued by the geometric designs created by various cultures, both past and present, throughout the world. I’m impressed by the variety of such patterns. At the same time, there are wonderful similarities among designs in different parts of the world, even when there’s no evidence of direct contact between the groups. That’s a consequence of the underlying mathematics. Given a set of rules, there are many instances in which the number of possibilities is finite. The five regular polyhedra and the 17 wallpaper symmetries are good examples.

58. The Most Highly Cited Black Mathematicians As a measure of the black presence in academic mathematics, JBHE conducted a citation count of the list of AfricanAmerican mathematicians compiled by http://www.jbhe.com/news_views/49_mostcited_blackmathematicians.html

The Most Highly Cited Black Mathematicians There are few black mathematicians holding professorships at U.S. universities. And even fewer are regularly cited by their peers in articles published in academic journals. Longstanding beliefs in the academic world did concede that blacks were sentient creatures who were self-aware and capable of learning limited tasks. But academic orthodoxy in the United States held that Negroes were not capable of the abstract thinking and calculations that were necessary to do important work in mathematics. Thomas Jefferson, the author of a famous document that proclaimed that "all men are created equal" at one point wrote a friend, "I have not yet found one of them [Negroes] who could solve the geometrical problems of Euclid." More than a century later L.M. Terman, the creator of the Stanford-Binet IQ test, concluded that the low-scoring racial minorities "cannot master abstractions." Given these firm beliefs in the inherent incapacity of Negroes, it followed that there was little purpose in expending serious scholarly effort in preparing blacks for teaching or research in the most onerous and complex field of academic mathematics. In this setting, what happened to the behavior of black people was predictable under accepted economic theory. Standard theory forecasts shortages of a product when there is no demand for it. Black people with intellectual potential in the field of mathematics behaved rationally. They quite sensibly did not seek out Ph.D.s in mathematics. Those who did often found that their research and ideas were not respected or even considered by their white peers. Above all, no serious academic journal was willing to publish their work.

59. Math History The primary focus of the Community Learning Network (CLN) is to help K12 teachers integrate Information Technology into their classrooms. This CLN menu page provides links to http://cln.org/themes/math_history.html

60. Math Learning Blog: DreamBox Learning : Three Great African American Mathematica Feb 16, 2010 February is Black History Month and an appropriate time to reflect on the achievements of African American mathematicians. http://www.dreambox.com/blog/in-honor-of-black-history-month-3-great-african-ame

Home login Teacher login The DreamBox Learning Blog February 16th, 2010 by Tracy in Math Learning In Honor of Black History Month: 3 Great African American Mathematicians – Martin Luther King, Jr. African American Mathematicians Elbert Frank Cox Elbert Cox: First African American Ph.D. in Mathematics Born in Evansville, Indiana, Elbert F. Cox demonstrated advanced ability in mathematics and physics at an early age. The close-knit Cox family fostered his interest in math – his father was a principal and from an early age, Cox was encouraged to develop his talents and get an education. Elbert Cox earned his A.B. at Indiana University in 1917 and, after serving in France during World War 1, he returned to pursue a career as a high school math teacher. In 1921, he applied for admission to Cornell University, which at the time was one of only seven American Universities with a mathematics Ph.D program. Dudley Weldon Woodard Dudley Woodward William Waldron Shieffelin Claytor William Claytor He was the third African American to receive a Ph.D. in mathematics and, after publishing his dissertation, the predominately African American West Virginia State College was the only school that offered him a faculty position. He went on to make presentations at the meetings of the American Mathematical Society, but was never allowed to stay in the same hotel where the presentations took place. Claytor continued to lead in his field of topology, the area of mathematics concerned with spatial properties, until he retired. Throughout his career, discrimination remained an obstacle.

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