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Publication Date: 2010
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Bourbaki at Seventy-Five: Its Influence in France and Beyond
Munson, Alexander
Journal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College, v1 n2 p18-21 Fall-Win 2010
Bourbaki, a professional mathematical society in France, was established formally in 1935. Throughout three quarters of a century, Bourbaki changed mathematics and mathematics education significantly. It was instrumental in the Moderne Mathématique movement that modernized French curricula. Bourbaki also provided philosophical support for the New Math movement in the United States.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Professional Associations, Mathematics Education, Educational Change, Educational Development, Educational Philosophy, Organizational Objectives, Organizational Effectiveness, Advocacy, Activism
Program in Mathematics and Education, Teachers College, Columbia University. 525 West 120th Street Box 210-M, New York, NY 10027. Web site: http://www.tc.columbia.edu/jmetc
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: France; United States
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