This book tells one of the greatest stories in the history of school mathematics. Two of the names in the title--Samuel Pepys and Isaac Newton--need no introduction, and this book draws attention to their special contributions to the history of school mathematics. According to E…
Two centuries ago, American teachers did not stand at the front of the room and teach, and most students--even those studying mathematics--did not own a mathematics textbook. Written examinations of any kind were not used. Most teachers of mathematics did not have formal qualifi…
1 The Scope of this Book -- 2 Young Children's Introduction to Mathematics in North America Between 1607 and 1865 -- 3. The Influence of the Cyphering Tradition on North American Elementary- And Middle-School Mathematics Between 1607 and 1865 -- 4. Mathematics Textbooks and the …