Let History Into the Mathematics Classroom

by Patrick Guyot, Catherine Morice-Singh, Martine Buhler, et al.

Book Overview

This book brings together 10 experiments which introduce historical perspectives into mathematics classrooms for 11 to 18-year-olds. The authors suggest that students should not only read ancient texts, but also should construct, draw and manipulate. The different chapters refer to ancient Greek, Indian, Chinese and Arabic mathematics as well as to contemporary mathematics. Students are introduced to well-known mathematicians-such as Gottfried...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319571494
• ISBN13: 9783319571492
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.0" x 10.0"