
Walker Reynolds-Royer
A Comical History of Mathematics
Mentor: Dr. Asia Matthews
How can mathematics inform our understanding of the world? Inspired by my experience as a math student at Quest, I created a series of comics telling the history of topics in mathematics. What started in a number theory course as a small project focused on math history and communication, evolved into an exploration through millennia of math history. I discovered who I could blame for my homework, who came up with the brilliant methods we use every day, and the European men who got credit for them. With this project, I try to give mathematicians a desperately needed chuckle.


