Teri Perl

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Perl, Teri (February 1978). Math Equals: Biographies of Women Mathematicians + Related Activities. Addison Wesley Innovative Series. Menlo Park, CA: Addison-Wesley. p. 250. ISBN   978-0201057096.
  • Morrow, Charlene; Perl, Teri, eds. (May 30, 1998). Notable Women in Mathematics: A Biographical Dictionary. Westport, CT: Greenwood. p. 320. ISBN   978-0313291319.
  • Freedman, Miriam K.; Perl, Teri (1974). A Sourcebook for Substitutes and Other Teachers. Parsippany, NJ: Dale Seymour Publications/Pearson Learning. ISBN   978-0201057867.
  • Perl, Teri Hoch (1979). "The Ladies' Diary or Woman's Almanack". Historia Mathematica. 6 (1): 36–53. doi:10.1016/0315-0860(79)90103-4. MR   0518839.
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    Teri Perl
    Born (1926-11-19) November 19, 1926 (age 97)
    Known forco-found The Learning Company
    Academic background
    Education
    Thesis Discriminating Factors and Sex Differences in Electing Mathematics  (1979)