The 84 problems and solutions recorded on the papyrus provide some of the clearest insights into the numerical methods of the ancient Egyptians, some of the world’s earliest mathematicians.

This is the most famous mathematical papyrus to have survived from Ancient Egypt. It contains 84 different mathematical problems - such as how to distribute 100 loaves of bread among a workforce ...

He interweaves his math problems with wonderful characters from mythology: Thoth, the god of scribes and wisdom, who on the day an ancient Egyptian was born would change into an ibis, fly down ...