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STEAM Queens: Women in Mathematics
Sadie (Sarah) Thiagarajan
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In this 12-week online course, we will explore the lives and work of pioneering women in mathematics, from ancient to modern times. Note: Each class is a complete lesson, joining late at a pro-rated fee is possible.
Class experience
Women of Mathematics is one section of an ongoing series called STEAM Queens. Each week we will be studying amazing (and often forgotten) women in the world of Mathematics. Women are often overlooked as innovators in the realm of STEAM, but no more! By focusing on the under-told stories of women, students will come to see the great diversity of ideas and influences that have made our world an incredible place to live in. Join me in this exploration of extraordinary women from ancient to...
Students will learn about the Mathematical innovator of the week. They should be able to verbalize several facts they have learned, including a basic biography, the woman's greatest contribution to the world of mathematics, and at least one interesting or unusual fact.
I worked as a Math Intervention Specialist for four years in a public charter school in California. I have taught math, science, art, and run a computer lab. The STEAM Queens project (then called "Women of STEM") was begun in preparation for International Women's Day, 2017. I am currently working on several STEAM-related projects as part of my Washington State Teacher re-certification.
Method of note taking, if desired. Curiosity and enthusiasm are strongly encouraged. Additional information such as links and supplemental activities will be posted on the classroom message board.
Many of these women have been subject to sexism in their field of choice. Gender bias will be addressed in an age-appropriate manner.
Week One: Hypatia of Alexandria (350/370 - 415 CE) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypatia https://www.worldhistory.org/Hypatia_of_Alexandria/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpDL8N0p6FA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1mwZrVJ-TI https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/hypatia-ancient-alexandrias-great-female-scholar-10942888/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/hypatia-of-alexandria https://www.thoughtco.com/hypatia-of-alexandria-3529339 chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/http://physics.ucsc.edu/~drip/7B/hypatia.pdf https://www.jstor.org/stable/3028426?origin=crossref https://himnickson.medium.com/hypatia-of-alexandria-94bb7797919c Week Two: Emilie de Chatelet (1706-1749) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89milie_du_Ch%C3%A2telet https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/emilie-du-chatelet/ http://faculty.humanities.uci.edu/bjbecker/revoltingideas/emilie.html https://physicsworld.com/a/emilie-du-chtelet-the-genius-without-a-beard/ https://www.projectcontinua.org/emilie-du-chatelet/ https://www.maa.org/book/export/html/841299 https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/einstein/ance-sq.html https://daily.jstor.org/emilie-du-chatelet/ https://www.mathpages.com/home/kmath595/kmath595.htm https://www.themarginalian.org/2017/01/03/emilie-du-chatelet-fable-of-the-bees-preface/ Week Three: Maria Agnesi (1718-1799) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Gaetana_Agnesi https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1694735364007482 https://www.uh.edu/engines/epi1741.htm https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/maria-agnesi-the-greatest-female-mathematician-youve-never-heard-of/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/18th-century-lady-mathematician-who-changed-how-calculus-was-taught-180969078/ https://www.maa.org/press/periodicals/convergence/mathematical-treasures-maria-agnesis-analytical-institutions https://apps.lib.umich.edu/blogs/lost-stacks/world-maria-gaetana-agnesi-massimo-mazzotti https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/the-secret-life-of-maria-gaetana-agnesi/ chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://home.adelphi.edu/~bradley/HOMSIGMAA/agnesi.pdf https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/385354 Week Four: Sophie Germain (1776-1831) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Germain https://www.sdsc.edu/ScienceWomen/germain.html https://massivesci.com/articles/sophie-germain-science-hero-fermat/ chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.gcsu.edu/sites/files/page-assets/node-808/attachments/kagele.pdf https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/proof/germain.html https://www.elephantlearning.com/post/sophie-germain-secret-love-of-mathematics?gclid=CjwKCAjw1ICZBhAzEiwAFfvFhKBg4uUwZowCXd86vfUCsd0CuNGmrPHgFpu5T-mok32sWa-Xwl7hPxoCP70QAvD_BwE https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2017/2-x-prime-1-200-year-old-story-sophie-germain-21st-century-legacy/ https://www.uh.edu/engines/epi223.htm https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/science/mathematics/sophie-germain-mathematics-by-candlelight/ chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/36683994.pdf Week Five: Sofya Kovalevskaya (1850-1891) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofya_Kovalevskaya https://medium.com/sci-illustrate-stories/sofia-kovalevskaya-a6af455eeac7 https://www.mpg.de/female-pioneers-of-science/sofia-kovalevskaya https://www.elephantlearning.com/post/sofya-kovalevskaya-never-take-no-for-answer https://www.thoughtco.com/sofia-kovalevskaya-biography-3530355 https://bhavana.org.in/the-theme-of-the-sad-and-unattractive-kovalevskaya/ https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/science/mathematics/sofia-kovalevskaya-the-woman-who-covered-the-walls-of-her-room-in-theorems/ https://www.eileenmcginnis.com/blog/2018/7/12/nihilist-mama-sofya-kovalevskayas-chaos-theory https://www.jstor.org/stable/2320506 https://www.academia.edu/43253716/Traces_in_the_Archive_Re_imagining_Sofia_Kovalevskaya Week Six: Euphemia Haynes (1890-1980) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphemia_Haynes http://www.math.buffalo.edu/mad/PEEPS/haynes.euphemia.lofton.html https://15years.elhaynes.org/euphemia-lofton-haynes/ chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.ams.org/publications/journals/notices/201709/rnoti-p995.pdf https://youtu.be/oCNbRWRAqyQ https://www.scq.ubc.ca/euphemia-haynes-fighting-the-track/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1980/08/02/euphemia-lofton-haynes/0822f27d-d7c8-43fb-9a59-dd24ab303d05/ https://polytropy.com/mathematics-symbolic-logic-euphemia-lofton-haynes/ https://soundcloud.com/damien-adams-662584563/euphemia-haynes-1 https://sciencemeetsfaith.wordpress.com/2020/09/11/euphemia-lofton-haynes-educator-trailblazer-and-catholic/ Week Seven: Marjorie Lee Browne (1914-1979) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjorie_Lee_Browne https://aaregistry.org/story/marjorie-browne-mathematics-teacher-and-mentor/ https://cs.appstate.edu/~sjg/womenandminoritiesinmath/student/browne/brownep.htm https://mathwomen.agnesscott.org/women/browne.htm https://soundcloud.com/damien-adams-662584563/episode-20-marjorie-lee-browne https://medium.com/@JanBossing/woman-wonder-6b53a4e5bcd3 https://luminarypodcasts.com/listen/girls-talk-math/girls-talk-math/marjorie-lee-browne/d0d25db0-e343-4e5c-9945-2154cfc59f63?country=US https://massivesci.com/articles/marjorie-lee-browne-african-american-math-pioneer/ Week Eight: Shakuntala Devi (1929-2013) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakuntala_Devi https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/what-was-the-secret-of-shakuntala-devi-calculating-abilities-6532496/ https://feminisminindia.com/2022/04/14/shakuntala-devi-the-mathematical-genius-who-was-called-the-human-computer-indianwomeninhistory/ https://www.cuemath.com/learn/Shakuntala-Devi/ https://www.winaumlearning.com/shakuntala-devi-contribution-to-maths/ https://cosmosmagazine.com/science/shakuntala-devi-counts-her-blessings/ https://www.shethepeople.tv/home-top-video/shakuntala-devi-human-computer-female-mathematician/ https://www.edexlive.com/news/2020/jul/30/she-believed-she-was-better-than-any-computer-the-incredible-life-and-times-of-shakuntala-devi-13568.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGBTHb0FigI https://smile.amazon.com/Shakuntala-Devi-Vidya-Balan/dp/B08KWR2ST9?sa-no-redirect=1 Week Nine: Sun-Yung Alice Chang (1948-present) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun-Yung_Alice_Chang https://mathwomen.agnesscott.org/women/chang.htm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dwk-cMqrcq0 chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.ams.org/journals/notices/202003/rnoti-p318.pdf chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/http://www.asiapacific-mathnews.com/02/0203/0025_0029.pdf https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/9789814317597_0004 Week Ten: Nkechi Agwu (1962-present) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nkechi_Agwu https://tnj.com/nkechi-madonna-adeleine-agwu-phd/ https://youtu.be/CdWar62RrwE https://www.facebook.com/futacommunity/posts/mathematics-permeates-all-human-endeavoursthe-duo-of-dr-nkechi-agwu-mathematics-/798505336836710/ http://www1.cuny.edu/mu/forum/2014/09/30/making-math-more-meaningful/ https://www.bmcc.cuny.edu/news/professor-nkechi-agwu-one-of-64-notable-mathematicians-featured-by-association-for-women-in-mathematics/ https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20211213085608946 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJt8W9iYkgs https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/professor-nkechi-madonna-agwu-and-indigenous-african/id1135835942?i=1000511854004 Week Eleven: Erika Comacho (1974- present) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erika_Tatiana_Camacho https://blogs.ams.org/inclusionexclusion/2021/12/15/testimonios-dr-erika-tatiana-camacho/ https://mathalliance.org/mentor/erika-tatiana-camacho/ https://math4science.org/erika-camacho/ https://www.diverseeducation.com/students/article/15089245/math-life-in-absolute-values https://soundcloud.com/girls_talk_math/erika-camacho https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK3yj0Ak_d8 https://www.sacnas.org/diversity-news/erika-camacho-on-why-we-need-women-in-stem https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/roots-of-unity/the-most-addictive-theorem-in-applied-mathematics/ https://flinn.org/once-uninspired-student-asu-math-professor-finds-passion-in-teaching/ Week Twelve: Maryam Mirzakhani (1977-2017) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryam_Mirzakhani https://news.stanford.edu/2017/07/15/maryam-mirzakhani-stanford-mathematician-and-fields-medal-winner-dies/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swLWqlKMl5M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0KDDz0s9JA https://www.quantamagazine.org/maryam-mirzakhani-is-first-woman-fields-medalist-20140812/ https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/maryam-mirzakhanis-pioneering-mathematical-legacy https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-beautiful-mathematical-explorations-of-maryam-mirzakhani-20170724/?gclid=CjwKCAjw1ICZBhAzEiwAFfvFhBzzVFFeDC2PZmA3VY6uRlkbV5a-tgiToMXfnqTBN49uidx1oxQ-GRoCwrYQAvD_BwE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tprlQMClSYQ https://www.wired.com/2014/08/maryam-mirzakhani-fields-medal/ chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.claymath.org/library/annual_report/ar2008/08Interview.pdf https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/449967/In-memory-of-Maryam-Mirzakhani-a-phenomenal-mathematician-and
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(11)
I am a polymath, a person who has many interests and loves all kinds of learning, over many subjects. I am also an auto-didact: I love to learn on my own. so very likely, I'm a lot like you. I have taught many subjects, but some of my favorites...
Group Class
$145
for 12 classes1x per week, 12 weeks
60 min
Completed by 1 learner
Live video meetings
Ages: 12-15
3-9 learners per class
