Resources

MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive
http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/index.html

Search the biographies of more than 1100 mathematicians, which include cross-references to articles on the development of their ideas.

Biographies of Women Mathematicians
http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/women.htm

Read about the lives and achievements of women mathematicians throughout history.

The Mathematics Association of America
http://www.maa.org/

Learn about the journals, educational programs, and meetings of this organization devoted to the interests of collegiate mathematics.

American Mathematical Society
http://www.ams.org/

Find out what's new in mathematics by investigating math publications, science policy issues, and upcoming math events.

Fermat's Last Theorem Poetry Challenge
http://raphael.math.uic.edu/~jeremy/poetry.htm

Contribute a limerick or haiku celebrating the proof.

The Mathematics of Fermat's Last Theorem
http://cgd.best.vwh.net/home/flt/flt01.htm

Discover the mathematics of Fermat's Last Theorem and check out the links to similar sites, including a bibliography of recent papers on the history of the theorem.

Fermat's Enigma:
The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem

by Simon Singh
Published by Walker and Company
ISBN 0-8027-1331-9
To order call 1-800-289-2553

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