There are a number of reasons to include the late Iranian scholar Maryam Mirzakhani (1977–2017) as the final entry in this blog series. The first is that she was the only woman to have been awarded the Fields Medal, which is universally regarded as the world’s most prestigious mathematics prize. The second reason to include […]
READ MOREHypatia of Alexandria: Last but not Least
Hypatia’s contributions involved several fields of mathematics including advanced geometry, computation methods, and applications to astronomy. Let me begin with a coin question. Think about the steps you will use to find a solution. Pretend you have $2.50 in dimes and quarters. How many of each coin could you have? Here are some observations you […]
READ MOREAcknowledging females significant contribution to mathematics
lbert Einstein, Thomas Edison and Isaac Newton are prominent names among the STEM community that we have all heard and learned since childhood. But what about the women who have also shaped history? While it’s essential to appreciate the influential impact of these men’s work, it is all too familiar that we often neglect females […]
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