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ERIC Number: EJ348091
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1986
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Using History in Teaching Mathematics.
Katz, Victor J.
For the Learning of Mathematics, v6 n3 p13-19 Nov 1986
Some concrete examples of the use of historical materials in developing certain topics from precalculus and calculus are presented. Ideas which can be introduced with a reformulated curriculum are discussed in five areas: algorithms, combinatorics, logarithms, trigonometry, and mathematical models. (MNS)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Calculus, College Mathematics, Higher Education, Logarithms, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Instruction, Secondary School Mathematics, Teaching Methods, Trigonometry
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Language: English
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