Her/His-Story of Math; How Ancient Egyptians reduced their headaches by cutting everything in half! How the Basque achieve equi

We will look at the history of math in Egypt, Mexico, and the Basque region of Spain to see how several cultures have dealt with the meanings and use of numbers in different ways. For example, ancient Egyptians only ever divided by 2! And yet they correctly found the answers to all division problems. We will see how women have been instrumental in the development of math and consider just why we never hear about these important figures . We will also view how certain cultures have used mathematical ideas to address issues of equity. No previous experience is needed.