Amy Shell-Gellasch
Full Time Lecturer
Eastern Michigan University
Post-Secondary
Teacher/Educator
Mathematics
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Dr. Amy Shell-Gellasch is an historian of mathematics. She teaches mathematics and math education at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti MI. From 2013 through 2018 she did research at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History where she prepared collections of mathematical devises for the Smithsonian's online collections. Her research is in the history of mathematics and its uses in teaching. She has her BS Ed in math and physics from the University of Michigan, her MA from Oakland University, and her DA in mathematics from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Amy Shell-Gellasch's collections
Calculus Resources
<p>Items and resources for calculus and above. These items are from the Smithsonian's collections. Each highlights an idea from calculus and are an interesting way to bridge the old and new (historic items presented in the context of an online collection that students can access and augment.) Objects can be used for in class discussion or for projects and assignments.</p><p>#MCteach<br /></p>
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Mathematical Devices Matching Activity
<p>These historical items housed at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Many of the items have aspects in common such at century made, purpose, type of device (such as linkages), and so on. Have students group them using your criteria or any criteria they see relates objects.</p><p>#MCteach<br /></p>
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Algebra and Precalculs
<p>Items and resources for courses prior to calculus. In particular, conics and logs are highlighted.</p><p>#MCteach<br /></p>
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Physics and Astronomy
<p>Sample images and resources for Physics and Astronomy courses.</p><p>#MCteach<br /></p>
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Engineering
<p>Images and resources for engineering courses. Items include linkages, spherometers, drawing instruments, and more.</p><p>#MCteach<br /></p>
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"Calculators"
<p>Any item used to calculate sums, differences, products, or quotients. Items are aides to calculation (abacus), manual (slide rule), mechanical (adding machine, difference engine), electric (electronic adding machine), and electronic (calculator and computer).</p><p>#MCteach<br /></p>
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History of Mathematics
<p>Resources for a history of mathematics course. The images and items in this collection I use in my "History of Elementary Mathematics" course at Montgomery College, Rockville, MD.</p><p>#MCteach<br /></p>
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Art and Mathematics: The Paintings of Crocket Johnson
<p>American painter Crocket Johnson (1906-1975) was inspired my mathematics and physics during the last decade of this life. He painted over 100 works that depict ideas from mathematics. These images can be used in courses from Art Appreciation to Mathematics. The Crocket Johnson object group from the Smithsonian National Museum of American History was curated by historian of mathematics Judy Green.</p><p>#MCteach<br /></p>
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Computer Science
<p>Images and resources for CS classes. Included are Smithsonian images of computers and items related to computers and programing. Short and long research questions are contained in the first several images.</p><p>#MCteach<br /></p>
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Math Education Resources
<p>Items and resources for mathematics teacher education courses. These items can be used for in class discussions or as outside of class assignments. These items are relevant to any math educations course, elementary as well as secondary. I use these items when I teach this history of mathematics as well as math education courses at Montgomery College in Rockville, MD.</p><p>#MCteach<br /></p>
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