Using History to Teach Mathematics: An International Perspective: 51 (Anneli Lax New Mathematical Library, Series Number 51) - Softcover

 
9780883851630: Using History to Teach Mathematics: An International Perspective: 51 (Anneli Lax New Mathematical Library, Series Number 51)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0883851636 ISBN 13: 9780883851630
Publisher: The Mathematical Association of America, 2000

Synopsis

This volume examines how the history of mathematics can find application in the teaching of mathematics itself.

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About the Author

Victor J Katz was born in Philadelphia. He received his Ph.D. in mathematics from Brandeis University in 1968. He has long been interested in the history of mathematics and, in particular, its use in teaching. His well-regarded textbook, A History of Mathematics : An Introduction, is now in its second edition. Its first edition won the Watson Davis prize of the History of Science Society in 1995, a prize awarded annually to the best book on the history of science aimed at undergraduates. He has published numerous articles on the history of mathematics and its use in teaching. He has also directed two NSF-sponsored projects which helped college teachers learn the history of mathematics and how to use it in teaching, and involved high school teachers in writing materials using history in the teaching of various topics in the high school curriculum.

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Publisher
The Mathematical Association of America
Publication date
2000
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0883851636
ISBN 13 
9780883851630
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
270
Editor
Katz Victor J.