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Crossroads in the history of mathematics and mathematics education /

"The interaction of the history of mathematics and mathematics education has long been construed as an esoteric area of inquiry. Much of the research done in this realm has been under the auspices of the history and pedagogy of mathematics group. However there is little systematization or conso...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Sriraman, Bharath
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Charlotte, N.C. : Information Age Pub., Inc., 2012.
Colección:Montana mathematics enthusiast ; monograph 12.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • ""Cover""; ""Half-Title""; ""Series Page""; ""Contributing Editors""; ""The Montana Mathematics Enthusiast Monographs in Mathematics Education""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Topics in History and Didactics of Calculus and Analysis""; ""A note on the institutionalization of mathematical knowledge or, â€?What was and is the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, reallyâ€??""; ""Transitioning students to calculus: Using history as a guide""; ""THE TENSION BETWEEN INTUITIVE INFINITESIMALS AND FORMAL MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS""
  • ""The didactical nature of some lesser known historical examples in mathematics""""The Brachistochrone Problem: Mathematics for a Broad Audience via a Large Context Problem""; ""Chopping Logs: A Look at the History and Uses of Logarithms""; ""The history of mathematics as a pedagogical tool: Teaching the integral of the secant via Mercatorâ€?s projection""; ""Topics in History and Didactics of Geometry and Number""; ""Euclidâ€?s Book on the Regular Solids: Its Place in the Elements and Its Educational Value""; ""BOOK X OF THE ELEMENTS: ORDERING IRRATIONALS""
  • ""The Origins of the Genus Concept in Binary Quadratic Forms""""Where are the Plans?- A socio-critical and architectural survey of early Egyptian Mathematics""; ""History of Mathematics in Mathematics Education""; ""CLASSIFYING THE ARGUMENTS & METHODOLOGICAL SCHEMES FOR INTEGRATING HISTORY IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION""; ""A first attempt to identify and classify empirical studies on history in mathematics education""; ""Reflections on and benefits of uses of history in mathematics education exemplified by two types of student work in upper secondary school""