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Does Teaching The History Of Mathematics In High School Aid In Student Understanding?, Anne Campbell
Does Teaching The History Of Mathematics In High School Aid In Student Understanding?, Anne Campbell
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects
This research will study the effect teaching the history of mathematics in a high school classroom has on student understanding. To accomplish this, lessons both including and excluding historical background on different topics were taught in an Honors Algebra 2 class in the high school setting. This research aims to engage student learning and investigation of topics that normally do not draw a lot of student focus and spark a new or revived interest in mathematics for students by broadening lessons to include material of which students would not otherwise be exposed. The lessons themselves aim to engage other current …
Teaching History Of Mathematics: A Dialogue, Benjamin Braun, Eric Kahn
Teaching History Of Mathematics: A Dialogue, Benjamin Braun, Eric Kahn
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
Many colleges and universities offer a course in the history of mathematics. While the potential benefits for students taking such a course might be apparent, it is often less clear how teaching a history of mathematics course can be a transformational experience for faculty. We present a dialogue between the authors regarding their experiences teaching history of mathematics courses, including their motivation for doing so, the impact these experiences have had on their classroom practices and assessment methods, and the opportunities history of mathematics courses offer for incorporating social justice, equity, and inclusion into the study of mathematics. Our goal …