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Teaching Maria Agnesi, the Greatest Female Mathematician You’ve Never Heard Of

Maria Agnesi, the Greatest Female Mathematician You’ve Never Heard Of

The outdated gender stereotype that women lack mathematical ability took a big hit in 2014. This is when Maryam Mirzakhani became the first woman to receive the Field Medal, math’s most prestigious award.

Richard Gunderman, Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University and David Gunderman, PhD student in Applied Mathematics, University of Colorado Boulder
The Conversation

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

Why is Maria Agnesi worthy of recognition?
STANDARDS:

DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK) LEVELS:

2,3
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