Biographies of Mathematicians

Created by DHS geometry students

Duxbury Middle High School

Math History Week

Lovelace – 1st Computer Programmer

By Lauren Willett

Kepler – Logs, Optics, and Planets

By Madelyn Powers

Hamilton – NASA Computer Programmer

By Molly Burgoyne

Math History Week Challenge

One lucky student will win a free breakfast sandwich!

Pencils cost 16 cents each. Sam bought n pencils with d dollars, receiving 4 cents change. What is the maximum number of pencils Sam could have

purchased if n<100?

Use the QR code to answer!