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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"history of mathematics"”.
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History of Mathematics from the Islamic World
<p>Learning the history of mathematics is crucial to fully understanding the world of mathematics today. This paper will explore the history of mathematics from the Islamic world. It will focus on the contributions of well-recognized mathematicians including, Al-Khwarizmi, Al-Khayyam, Uqlidisi, …
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Some aspects of the early history of mathematics
Thesis (B.S.) Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mathematics, 1956.
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Pre-service secondary mathematics teachers' attitudes about the history of mathematics
… mathematical content to pre-service secondary mathematics teachers could improve their attitudes about incorporating the history of mathematics into the mathematics classroom. A historical module from the Mathematical Association of America was taught to an undergraduate class of pre-service …
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A História da Matemática como recurso metodológico: pesquisando a prática dos professores de Baía Formosa/RN.
… work had as general objective to examine the history of mathematics is being used in the classroom as a methodological resource in the teaching and learning of Mathematics by teachers of the municipality of Baía Formosa - RN. For that we have chosen based on some theorists like Miguel and …
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A história da matemática e Equações do 1º Grau: uma experiência de ensino com a Regra da Falsa Posição.
This work has as theme, the history of mathematics and equations of 1st degree with the rule of position false in order to experience in practice, a teaching-learning experience through the application of a different methodology currently used. We believe that the diversification the didactic of …
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Como surgiu o Teorema de Pitágoras?
Enter an investigative approach of the history of mathematics allows students to learn a little more about the origins of mathematical skills that are taught in educational learning. Thus, the theoretical approach of the contents that are taught in the classroom can be extended to the case of how …
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O ensino do conteúdo Funções na escola de Ensino Médio José Paulo de França da cidade de Marí-PB: o que dizem os professores?
This work aims at investigating the teaching of content in school functions José Paulo School of France located in the city of Mari-PB from the conceptions of mathematics teachers. This research is a case study and is characterized by its descriptive character where we use the observation and …
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Breve história da trigonometria
… the present day, and investigate the knowledge of students in the 3rd year East about the history of trigonometry in the municipality of Itaporanga-PB. For the theoretical framework we rely on authors as Boyer (1996), Mol (2013), and among other authors that depict the theme. This research was …
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Utilizando a história da matemática no ensino de equação do 2º grau.
… so that students can understand the real meaning of existence that content today. To support this discussion we seek arguments of authors such as Boyer (2003), Fragoso (2000), and among other scholars who issue opinions on the subject, as well as official documents such as the PCN (BRAZIL, 1997, …
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Lobachevski Illuminated: Content, Methods, and Context of the Theory of Parallels
… geometry. This crucial development in the history of mathematics was not recognized as such in his own lifetime. When his work finally found a sympathetic audience in the late 19th century, it was reinterpreted in the light of various intermediate developments (particularly Riemann's …
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Lobachevski Illuminated: Content, Methods, and Context of the Theory of Parallels
… geometry. This crucial development in the history of mathematics was not recognized as such in his own lifetime. When his work finally found a sympathetic audience in the late 19th century, it was reinterpreted in the light of various intermediate developments (particularly Riemann's …
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The History of Hebrew Secondary Mathematics Education in Palestine During the First Half of the Twentieth Century
This dissertation traces the history of mathematics education in Palestine Hebrew secondary schools from the foundation of the first Hebrew secondary school in 1905 until the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. The study draws on primary sources from archives in Israel and analyzes …
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Teachers, learners and mathematics : an analysis of HSRC research reports on mathematics education 1970-1980
The dissertation is concerned with the production of a systematic analysis of HSRC research reports into mathematics education in South Africa between 1970 and 1980. Drawing on the theoretical language of Dowling (1995), the analysis focuses on the (re)production of voice and message in the …
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Girard Desargues, the architectural and perspective geometry: a study in the rationalization of figure
… was a key figure in the transformation of architectural geometry from its ancient and venerated status as transcendental knowledge and supreme reality to a mere technological instrument for the control of building construction practice. As a friend of Rene Descartes and Marin Mersenne, …
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Building Depth of Understanding of the Concept of Number Sense and Algebra in Students Grades 7 and 8
<p>Mathematics instruction offers both challenges and rewards to students. Teachers tend to focus on transmission of knowledge. Student creativity and problem-solving skills are not typically activated with common teaching practices. When students are engaged in mathematics they are recognizing …
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A história da matemática e o estabelecimento de elos entre o ensino superior e a educação básica.
… this work was given a special attention to the history of mathematics, here conceived as a teaching methodology with a great potential to motivate students to learn math. For us, it makes possible to know curricular contents generally presented as finished and ready, in a social and human …
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A Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities at Teachers College: David Eugene Smith's Collection
This dissertation is a history of David Eugene Smith's collection of historical books, manuscripts, portraits, and instruments related to mathematics. The study analyzes surviving documents, images, objects, college announcements and catalogs, and secondary sources related to Smith's collection. …
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The Spread of Hindu-Arabic Numerals in the European Tradition of Practical Arithmetic: a Socio-Economic Perspective (13th–16th centuries)
This PhD thesis, titled The Spread of Hindu-Arabic Numerals in the European Tradition of Practical Arithmetic, a Socio-Economic Perspective (13th–16th centuries) lies at the intersection of economic history and the social history of mathematics. The main argument of my PhD is that studying the …
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Geometric, Algebraic, and Topological Connections in the Historical Sphere of the Platonic Solids
… solids have made prominent appearances in the history of pure mathematics: in Euclid's <italic>Elements</italic>, which contains early geometric constructions of the solids and demonstrates the special manner in which each is comprehended by a sphere; in William Hamilton's geometric …
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