The following websites are valuable resources full of information about the
mathematician you have chosen to become for a day. You will find
information on the mathematicians life, his/her work, and explainations of
his/her problems.
Internet Links
LINK #1: There are links on the lives and work of many mathematicians.
Notable Mathematicians
LINK #2: There are links to many mathematicians lives and works. There are
also pictures on this site.
The World Great Mathematicians
LINK #3: This is a site that includes the live, work, theroies, and
discoveries of many mathematicians.
Famous Mathematicians - Virtually Yours in Math:
LINK #4: This site has links to pages about many different mathematicians.
Famous Mathematicians of the Past
LINK #5: This page includes brief summaries of mathematicians lives and
work.
Mathematicians
LINK #6: This page includes minority mathematicians from underrepresented
groups arranged alphabetically.
Underrepresented Mathematicians
LINK #7: This page takes you to a searchable collection of biographies.
Collection of biographies
LINK #8: This site contains pictures, posters, etc for many mathematicians.
Also included on this page are brief biographies.
Mathematician's pictures
LINK #9: This page contains famous quotes from famous mathematicians.
Quotes
LINK #10: This link has biographical information as well as information
about mathematicians works.
Biographies and works
Other Resources
Please do not limit yourself to the websites on this webquest. You may
search the web and look for pages that you like that contain information
about the mathematican you chose.
There are also some books that may come in handy:
Mathematicians Are People, Too: Stories from the Lives of Great
Mathematicians by: Luetta and Wilbert Reimer.
Math Equals: Biographies of Women Mathematicians and Related Activities by:
Teri Perl
Mathematicians Are People, Too: Stories from the Lives of Great
Mathematicians by: Luetta and Wilbert Reimer.