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Mathematics in School jan 2003

Volume 32 Number 1


Editors Lesley G. Jones, John R. Bradshaw and John Earle

Contents

Editorial
John Earle
The History of Cryptography
Simon Singh
Catch a Falling Star: Meteors in 10th Century Persia
Glen Van Brummelen
Crossing the Bridges of KÖnigsberg in a Primary Mathematics Classroom
Dimitris Chassapis /
Maria Kotsakosta
Fractions in Ancient Egyptian Times
Jack Oliver
17 Fractions at the Dawn of History:
How did the Babylonians Cope with Fractions?
Jack Oliver
An Extra Student in your Classroom
Marjolein Kool
The Framework for Teaching Dialling
Peter Ransom
The Hyperbola: Some 17th Century Arguments
Bob Burn
The School of Pythagoras by David Brown
David Brown
The Rise and Fall of the Decimal Point
Chris Weeks


History as a Crossroads of Mathematical Culture and Educational Needs in the Classroom
Fulvia Furinghetti / Domingo Paola
Stories
Chris Weeks
Reviews
Peter Huckstep

For further information about Mathematics in School please contact the Editors.