Hands on History

Preface; Introduction; 1. Learning from the medieval master masons: a geometric journey through the labyrinth Hugh McCague; 2. Dem bones ain't dead: Napier's bones in the classroom Joanne Peeples; 3. The towers of Hanoi Amy Shell-Gellasch; 4. Rectangular protractors and the mathematics classroom Amy Ackerberg-Hastings; 5. Was Pythagoras Chinese? David E. Zitarelli; 6. Geometric string models of descriptive geometry Amy Shell-Gellasch and Bill Acheson; 7. The French curve Brian J. Lunday; 8. Area without integration: make your own planimeter Robert L. Foote and Ed Sandifer; 9. Historical mechanisms for drawing curves Daina Taimina; 10. Learning from the Roman land surveyors: a mathematical field exercise Hugh McCague; 11. Equating the sun: geometry, models, and practical computing in Greek astronomy James Evans; 12. Why is a square square and a cube cubical? Amy Shell-Gellasch; 13. The cycloid pendulum clock of Christiaan Huygens Katherine Inouye Lau and Kim Plofker; 14. Build a brachistochrone and captivate your class V. Frederick Rickey; 15. Exhibiting mathematical objects: making sense of your department's material culture Peggy Aldrich Kidwell and Amy Ackerberg-Hastings; About the authors.