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Recent developments on introducing a historical dimension in mathematics education, edited by Victor Katz and Constantinos Tzanakis

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Recent developments on introducing a historical dimension in mathematics education, edited by Victor Katz and Constantinos Tzanakis

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

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illustrations

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no index present

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non fiction

Main title

Recent developments on introducing a historical dimension in mathematics education

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dictionariesbibliography

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796662201

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edited by Victor Katz and Constantinos Tzanakis

Series statement

MAA notes, 78

Table Of Contents

Machine generated contents note:, 1., Teaching with Primary Historical Sources: Should it Go Mainstream? Can it?, David Pengelley, 1.1., Introduction, 1.2., Personal Odyssey as an Illustration of Issues, 1.3., Motivations: Why or Why Not?, 1.4., Logistical Obstacles, 1.5., Sample Project: Pascal on Induction and Combinatorics, 1.6., Finale, Bibliography, 2., Dialogism in Mathematical Writing: Historical, Philosophical and Pedagogical Issues, Evelyne Barbin, 2.1., What is Dialogism?, 2.2., Dialogism in Mathematics: A Paradox?, 2.3., Dialogism and Innovation in Mathematics, 2.4., Dialogism and History of Mathematics: The Question of Addressivity, 2.5., Dialogism and History of Mathematics: Reading Original Sources in Classroom, 2.6., Conclusion, Bibliography, 3., Process of Mathematical Agreement: Examples from Mathematics History and an Experimental Sequence of Activities, Gustavo Martinez-Sierra and Rocio Antonio-Antonio, 3.1., Introduction, 3.2., Process of Mathematical Agreement, 3.3., Fractional Exponents, 3.4., Square Root of Negative Numbers, 3.5., Radian and the Trigonometric Functions, 3.6., Experimental Sequence of Activities: The Square Root of Negative Numbers, 3.7., In Conclusion, Bibliography, 4., Researching the History of Algebraic Ideas from an Educational Point of View, Luis Puig, 4.1., Introduction, 4.2., Babylonian Cut and Paste Operations: A Tool for Analysis, 4.3., Cut and Paste Operations in Al-Khwarizmi's Algebra, 4.4., Reading of Jordanus de Nemore' De Numberis Datis, 4.5., Didactical Comments, 4.6., By Way of Conclusion, Bibliography, 5

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