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Resources on Pythagoras the presocratic philosopher and Greek mathematician.
Pythagorean Numbers
The Pythagoreans beleived certain numbers held special properties.
The Presocratic Philosophers - Pythagoras of Samos
Pythagoras of Samos is the most familiar of the Pre-Socratics, yet we know surprisingly little about him.
Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean Theorem of geometry may have been first proven by Pythagoras, although the Pythagorean theorem had been in use since well before Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans.
Pythagoras and Pythagorean Quotes
Quotations associated with Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans. The Golden Verses of Pythagoras.
Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans
Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans. Resources on the mathematics of Pythagoras.
Etymology of Geometry Terms
An anecdote about Pythagoras and his style of teaching.

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