Women in mathematics : celebrating the centennial of the Mathematical Association of America /: celebrating the centennial of the Mathematical Association of America. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Janet L. Beery, Sarah J. Greenwald, Jacqueline A. Jensen-Vallin, Maura B. Mast, editors.
• Editors: Beery, Janet; Greenwald, Sarah J; Jensen-Vallin, Jacqueline A; Mast, Maura B
• Other Names: Mathematical Association of America.
• Contents: Women in Mathematics: Celebrating the Centennial of the Mathematical Association of America -- Part I -- 1. Fostering Academic and Mathematical Excellence at Girton College 1870-1940 -- 2. Pioneers: The Pre-1940s PhD's -- 3. Kate Hey and Margaret Matchett -- Two Women PhD Students of Emil Artin -- 4. Making Her Mark on a Century of Turmoil and Triumph: A Tribute to Polish Women in Mathematics -- 5. Toward a Documentary History of American Women Mathematics PhDs: The Doctoral Classes of 1940-1959 -- 6. Excellence and Devotion: Black Women in Mathematics in the United States -- 7. Founders, Feminists, and a Fascist -- Some Notable Women in the Missouri Section of the MAA -- 8. Celebrating the Contributions of Three Women in Mathematics Teaching and Learning -- 9. The Krieger-Nelson Prize Lectureship -- 10. Mathematics, Live! Contemporary perspectives on a life and career in Mathematics -- Part II -- 11. Florence Nightingale (1820-1910): A pioneer of data visualization -- 12. Constance Marks and the Educational Times -- 13. The Two Mathematical Careers of Emmy Noether -- 14. In Her Own Words: The Personal Perspectives of Mina Rees -- 15. An Ambition to Give: Gertrude Cox's Institution Building at Home and Abroad -- 16. Norma G. Hernandez: A Pioneer -- Part III -- 17. Modern and Pure: Teaching Geometry in Early Twentieth-Century Women's Colleges -- 18. Using Humor to Combat Inequalities -- 19. Teaching Students about Women in Mathematics: An Interview with Two Course Designers -- 20. An EDGE in Mathematics for Women: The Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education Program -- 21. The Daughters of Hypatia: Dancing the Stories of Women in Mathematics.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 510.82; Mathematics; Women mathematicians -- History; Mathematics -- History; MATHEMATICS -- Essays; MATHEMATICS -- Pre-Calculus; MATHEMATICS -- Reference; Mathematics; Women mathematicians; Mathematics -- History & Philosophy; History of mathematics; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319666945; 3319666940; 3319666932; 9783319666938
• Related ISBNs: 9783319666938
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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