Raised during the fourth century C.E. in Alexandria, Egypt, Hypatia became an authority in mathematics. Hypatia's father, Theon, believed that she should be educated the same as a boy. Theon was a professor at the university and taught Hypatia all that he knew. Hypatia became fascinated with numbers after watching Theon write number sentences. Other scholars sought Hypatia's opinions on mathematics, science or philosophy.
The book includes a bibliography, a brief description of the word "mathematics" and an author's note about Hypatia.