A collaborative community uniting teachers, historians, and researchers. HaMiEN shares classroom resources and strategies designed to enrich primary and secondary Mathematics education through historical contexts; and to similarly enrich the teaching of History through exploration of the influence and impact of mathematics throughout every part of human development. Whilst these two subjects are the primary motivation for the creation of this network, it will also be of interest and use to educators and researchers in English, Geography, and other school subjects.
An online companion to my (physical) book, The Mathematicians' Library. The site will grow over time to include dedicated pages for each of the publications mentioned in my book, collecting resources that people can use to explore those works and associated ideas and people a little deeper. Organisation is flexible, and included works can be viewed organised by the chapter they appear in; on a map; and in a timeline view.
The Stacks is best explored alongside the book, so get your copy here!
A centralised "linktree"-style launchpad connecting to my mathematical writing, public outreach platforms, academic resources, and social web profiles. This is a great way to find me if you'd like to get in touch to talk about any of these projects, my book The Mathematicians' Library, or the wonder of Maths in Museums. There are also suggestions for ways to support me and some of the work I do for free, should you feel so inclined!
This subdomain is also my BlueSky handle (@TeaKayB.mathsy.space). If you'd like a "[YourUsername].mathsy.space handle on BlueSky, feel free to get in touch: I can't guarantee anything, but if you offered me something towards this year's domain name costs that'd certainly grease the wheels.
Two fresh puzzles every day:
Number Conundrum: a countdown-style challenge to use a limited set of number cards with the basic operations and brackets to reach a particular value;
Maths Anagram: unscramble letters to find the maths word of the day (picked at random from a bank of maths vocabulary associated with the UK National Curriculum).
Might be useful as a daily settler for maths classes! Something of an ongoing experiment, so feedback is welcome!
Network Infrastructure & Educational Framework
Welcome to mathsy.space, a centralised digital registry and launchpad managed by Tom Briggs, dedicated to extra-curricula yet curriculum-linked mathematics communication, public outreach, and structured classroom resource development based in the United Kingdom, but relevant internationaly. The core objective behind these collected projects is to bridge the gap between academic mathematics, its historical development, and primary, secondary, and (to a lesser extent, tertiary) pedagogical experiencs. By framing mathematical concepts through real-world applications, historical literature, and visual reasoning, the tools hosted under this domain challenge traditional rote learning and encourage high-level problem-solving skills.
This registry ties together several distinct open-access initiatives. The History and Maths in Education Network (HaMiEN) serves as a collaborative community uniting classroom teachers, academic researchers, and mathematical historians to enrich both national curricula and cross-curricular teaching strategies. Simultaneously, The Mathematicians' Library (The Stacks) operates as a digital companion to published outreach literature, cataloguing foundational historical texts to deepen public engagement with the human stories behind mathematical breakthroughs. The open utility networks extend these principles into spatial museum education and classroom starters, creating interactive touchpoints that bring mathematical structures to life outside the textbook environment.
By providing lightweight, programmatic utilities alongside curated literary resources, mathsy.space provides sources, activities, and curriculum-aligned tools that educators, parents, and self-directed learners can access without premium paywalls or tracking bloat. Every asset deployed under this registry is independently structured to prioritize accessibility, algorithmic logic, and qualitative reasoning, directly supporting national mathematics communication and education frameworks.
Feedback, suggestions, and offers of contributions or other support relating to any of these ongoing projects is always welcomed: I can be contacted in various ways via the TeaKayB.mathsy.space page.