Problems from Another Time

Individual problems from throughout mathematics history, as well as articles that include problem sets for students.

Solve 2x+3=7 Source : Hypothetical Book and Author

Instructions for using the Educational Times database of mathematical problems.

Exercises for students that explore a cube root algorithm from a Medieval Islamic source

A set of challenge exercises based on an Servois' "Memoir on Quadratures," for use in a numerical analysis course

Ratio and Proportion

Introduction

... with problems to solve from throughout the book

Exercises Exercise 1. Prove Proposition 1. Exercise 2. Prove Corollary 1.

In this section we will consider a generalization of the problem.

Early 17th century puzzle from Istanbul has much in common with modern day Sudoku.

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