Amy Shell-Gellasch facts for kids
Amy Shell-Gellasch is a mathematician, a historian of mathematics, and a book author. She studies the history of math and shares her knowledge through writing.
Her Books and Articles
Amy Shell-Gellasch has written or helped edit several interesting books about mathematics and its history.
- Algebra in Context: Introductory Algebra from Origins to Applications (2015): This book helps you understand algebra by looking at where it came from and how it's used today.
- In Service to Mathematics: The Life and Work of Mina Rees (2011): This book tells the story of an important mathematician named Mina Rees.
- Mathematical Time Capsules: Historical Modules for the Mathematics Classroom (2010): This book is full of fun historical math lessons for classrooms.
- Hands on History: A Resource for Teaching Mathematics (2007): This book gives teachers ideas for teaching math using history in a hands-on way.
- From Calculus to Computers: Using the Last 200 Years of Mathematics History in the Classroom (2005): This book shows how to use math history from the last 200 years in class.
Award-Winning Article
An article she wrote in 2015 was very special. It was called "The Spirograph & mathematical models from 19th-century Germany." This article was chosen as one of The Best Writing on Mathematics 2016.
Education and Career
Amy Shell-Gellasch earned her advanced degree, called a doctorate (D.A.), in 2000. She studied at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her main project for this degree later became her book about Mina Rees.
Today, she is a professor of mathematics. She teaches at Montgomery College in Maryland. She has also worked as an archivist for the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics. An archivist helps to organize and preserve historical documents.
