New Year’s Present from a Mathematician

Snezana Lawrence is a mathematical historian, with a particular interest in the links between mathematics, architecture, and the belief systems related to mathematics. Her work on the creativity, identity, and engagement in the learning of mathematics has taken her to be involved in national and international initiatives to promote the use of the history of mathematics in mathematics education. Twitter @mathshistory, @snezanalawrencewww.mathsisgoodforyou.com

• 1. Introduction. 2. January. 3. February. 4. March. 5. April. 6. May. 7. June. 8. July. 9. August. 10. September. 11. October. 12. November. 13. December. 14. A Happy New Year's Card.

"In A New Year’s Present from a Mathematician, Snezana Lawrence takes the reader on an odyssey across the history mathematical sciences. The twelve chapters form a monthly devotional with the author making surprising connectios across time, place and people". —Mark McCartney, President of the British Society for the History of Mathematics "Snezana Lawrence has written a stimulating and readable account about some fascinating mathematics and mathematicians. Her use of twelve scenes from mathematical history, associated to the months of the year, is an inventive and intriguing approach to the beauty and uses of mathematics. This book would be an excellent present for any inquisitive person, young or old."—Raymond Flood, Former President of the British Society for the History of Mathematics and co-author of Mathematics at the Meridian: The History of Mathematics at Greenwich