The British Society for the History of Mathematics
A workshop organised jointly by the British Society for the History of Mathematics and the
Higher Education Academy Maths, Stats and OR Network.
University of Greenwich, Tuesday 30 March 2010
Organiser: Mark McCartney (M.McCartney@ulster.ac.uk)
The history of mathematics is to be found in many parts of the undergraduate curriculum - from
full modules to informal asides. This workshop will showcase the range of approaches used in
British Universities and provide opportunity for informal discussion.
Provisional Program
10:00 am Registration and coffee
10:30 am June Barrow-Green: The History of the History of Mathematics, and Centre for
the History of Mathematical Sciences, at the OU
11:10 am Robin Wilson: Communicating the History of Mathematics at Gresham
College, the Open University, on Television and in Print
11:50 am Jackie Stedall: Teaching the History of Mathematics at Oxford
12:30 pm Lunch
1:20 pm John O’Connor and Edmund Robertson: Using MacTutor at St Andrews University
2:00 pm Peter Rowlett: Podcasting History
2:40 pm Coffee
3:00 pm Bob Burn: The Development of Ideas and the Understanding of
Mathematics
3:40 pm Noel-Ann Bradshaw, Tony Mann and Mark McCartney, Reusable Learning Objects: Bite-Size Resources
4:20pm Meeting ends
This event is free.
Registration will be available online at the MSOR Network website
The British Society for the History of Mathematics is registered as a company limited by guarantee, no. 3326816, and as a charity, no. 1061229. Its registered office is c/o Andrew Thurburn & Co, 38 Tamworth Road, Croydon, Surrey CR0 1XU, UK.