More Archimedean than Archimedes: a new trace of Abū Sahl al-Kūhī’s Work in Latin [PDF]
In 1661, Borelli and Ecchellensis published a Latin translation of a text which they called the Ltmmas of Archimedes. The first fifteen propositions of this translation correspond to the contents of the Arabic Book of Assumptions, which the Arabic ...
Hogendijk, J.P. +5 more
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Part IV, Chapter XXIII. History of international cooperation in mathematics education [PDF]
This chapter outlines the evolution of international cooperation in mathematics education from its beginning in the nineteenth century, when an international perspective entered the world view, until the post-Second World War origin of the present ...
FURINGHETTI, FULVIA
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Social Structures in Mathematics Education : Researching the History of Mathematics Education with Theories and Methods from the Sociology of Education [PDF]
I discuss the need to include a sociological perspective in research on the history of mathematics education. This need is linked to two motives for studying the history of mathematics education.
Prytz, Johan,
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Carl Stumpf's philosophy of mathematics [PDF]
Like most of Franz Brentano's students, Carl Stumpf showed an interest in the philosophy of mathematics. In particular, Stumpf wrote his habilitation thesis On the Foundations of Mathematics, used mathematical examples in central parts of his lectures ...
Ierna, Carlo +4 more
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Opportunities of learning through the history of mathematics: the example of national textbooks in Cyprus and Greece [PDF]
In this paper, we examine the ways the history of mathematics is integrated in the national textbooks of Cyprus and Greece. Our data-driven analyses suggest that the references identified can be clustered in four categories: (a) biographical references ...
Papadopoulos, Christos +1 more
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La vita e l'opera di Józef Maria Hoene-Wrónski
This article is about Józef Maria Hoene-Wrónski (1776 - 1853), one of the most original figures in the history of science. The life and mathematical work of Hoene-Wrónski is presented in the historical and scientific context of Europe at his time.
Piotr Pragacz
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The history of mathematics in the Krakow University of Technology (1945–2015) (in Polish) [PDF]
The subject of the paper is the history of Mathematics at the Krakow University of Technology since 1945 up to 2015. It presents profiles of the most famous mathematicians in the history of the Krakow University of Technology (M. Krzyżański, J. Bochenek,
Jan Koroński
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Enkele achtergronden van de middeleeuws Islamitische geometrische ornamentiek [PDF]
Overal in de Islamitische wereld zijn prachtige geometrische patronen te zien in middeleeuwse moskee en en paleizen. Geometrische ornamenten werden al vroeg in de Islamitische traditie gebruikt.
Hogendijk, J.P. +3 more
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Integrasi Sejarah Matematika dalam Pembelajaran Matematika pada Materi Phytagoras
The study aims to know the integration of mathematics history on mathematics learning in phytagoras material to motivate students on mathematics learning. This study is a descriptive qualitative research with data collection of literature review.
Rahma Rosaliana Saraswati +3 more
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Conceptions, language, culture and mathematics and the New Zealand curriculum. [PDF]
In this paper we explore two conceptions of mathematics that are evident in literature. Mathematics as a static body of knowledge is one conception, and another is of mathematics being an endeavour that is constructive and creative.
Taylor, Merilyn, Bailey, Judy
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