Let History into the Mathematics Classroom

This book brings together 10 experiments in introducing an historical perspective to mathematics teaching for 11 to 18-year-olds. They suggest not only having students read ancient texts, but also to 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 like Gottfried Leibniz or Leonard Euler as well as less famous practitioners and engineers, placing them in their scientific and cultural contexts. 


One of the main values of history is to show that the notions and concepts we teach were invented to solve problems. The different chapters of this collection all have as their starting point historic problems – mathematical or not. These are problems of exchanging and sharing, of dividing figures and volumes as well as engineers’ problems, calculations, equations and congruence. The mathematical reasoning which accompanies these actions includes the use of drawings, folding, graphical constructions or the production of machines.

  • ISBN: 978-3-319-57149-2
  • Editorial: Springer
  • Encuadernacion: Cartoné
  • Páginas: 150
  • Fecha Publicación: 28/06/2017
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés