Mathematician Research

SHS Library Resources:

1.  Go to the library catalog

2.  Select Summit High School from the bottom right box (High Schools)

3. From the menu on the left click on “Resource Lists”

4. On the top right, click the “Public Lists” tab

5. Scroll down until you find “Math and Mathematicians” and click

This is a list of all the physical and electronic books the SHS library owns

Databases

World Book Advanced Online:  At school, you can use World Book without a username and password.  Away from school, you will need a username and password, which you can get from Mrs. Overcash in the library.

Discovery Streaming:  If you use the One Search feature of the library catalog, you will have access to documentary videos on your topic.  Follow these stepps:

1.  Go to the library catalog

2.  Select Summit High School from the bottom right box (High Schools)

3. Enter your search term in the search bar (the name of the person you are researching, for example)

4.  When you have the list of results, look at the upper right side of the results page and click on the “One Search” tab

5.  Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the “Get Results” button.  You might have to do this a couple times, but eventually, you will see Screen Shot 2015-01-21 at 12.57.48 PMon the left of the screen.

6.  Click on the green “Show” check mark to see the videos on your topic.

Reliable Web Resources

Famous Mathematicians:  This site has brief biographical information on many mathematicians.  The front page shows a handful, but if you click on one of them, you will see a list of many more on the left side of the screen.

Female Mathematicians:  This is a site created by School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St. Andrews, Scotland.  It includes an extensive list of women, and each biography includes an author and a list of resources.

Pioneer African American Mathematicians:  Created by the University of Pennsylvania, this site includes brief biographies of 3 mathematicians who graduated from U Penn, including their contributions to the university and to the world of mathematics.

Mathematicians of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries:  This site was created and is maintained by School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, and it includes exactly what the title suggests.

The MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive:  This site includes a link on the left that takes you to a list of mathematician biographies.  The site is created and maintained by School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St. Andrews, Scotland