HOM-SIGMAA is the History of Mathematics Special Interest Group of the MAA. For more links and resources, see the menu at the upper right of this page or choose from the links below:
The February 2025 HOM-SIGMAA newsletter is now available. You can read it here. You can find an archive of newsletters here.
HOM-SIGMAA is pleased to announce its twenty-second annual Student Paper Contest in the History of Mathematics. The submission deadline is Friday, April 30, 2025. You can find the flyer here. Submissions and questions can be directed to Dr. Amy Shell-Gellasch (ashellg@umich.edu). This contest is open to all undergraduate students. (Students who have graduated less than a year ago but wrote their paper while still an undergraduate may also participate. Graduate and high school students may also submit for an honorable mention.)
The winners for the 2024 HOM SIGMAA Student Paper Contest.
First Place winner is Mithra Karamchedu of Harvey Mudd College, with
“A Mind, a Machine, and a Game in Between (about Claude Shannon).”
Second Place winner is Y. Shane Wang of University of Toronto, with
“Theories on the Origins of the Sexagesimal System.“
Honorable Mentions are also given to David Forson of University of Missouri-KC, with
“Sangaku: The Mathematical Art of the Edo Period,”
and David Freeman of Lee University, with
“Deconstructing Descartes: An Analysis of the Mathematical Influences Descartes’ Philosophy.”