Category Archives: KS3 Maths
Introducing Mathematicians from History 10 : Albert Einstein?
Einstein was born in Germany in 1879 and, other than a short period spent studying in Switzerland, he lived there until 1933. He moved to the United States of America due to the rise to power of the Nazis under … More…
Introducing Mathematicians from History 9 : Isaac Newton
In todays distance learning Maths blog an Oxford Home Schooling tutor looks at the life and work of Isaac Newton.
Isaac Newton is probably the most famous British mathematician. He was born in Lincolnshire in 1643 and spent most of his adult life in Cambridge. More…
Introducing Mathematicians from History 8: Geralamo Cardano
In today’s distance learning Maths blog, an Oxford Home Schooling tutor looks at the life and work of Geralamo Cardano. When and where did he live? Cardano was born in Pavia, Italy in 1501. His mother had moved out of … More…
Introducing Mathematicians from History: 7: Euclid
Little is known about Euclid but it is thought that he lived around 300BC in Alexandria, Egypt. Until part way through the twentieth century Euclid’s The Elements was the second best-selling book of all time (beaten only by the Bible). More…
Introducing Mathematicians from History 6 : Archimedes
In blog 6 in our series for students studying distance learning maths an Oxford Home Schooling distance learning tutor looks at the life and work of Archimedes. When and where did he live? Archimedes was born in Sicily in about … More…