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The Role of Mathematical History in Math Education

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Shao Yuancheng
Journal of Yuxi Teachers' College

The mathematical history, an inseparate part of a math teacher's knowledge, contains mathematical philosophy, mathematical ideas methods plays an important role in math education and must permeate the teaching ideas with mathematical history.

Abstract

The mathematical history, an inseparate part of a math teacher's knowledge, contains mathematical philosophy, mathematical ideas methods plays an important role in math education. Therefore, we must permeate our teaching ideas with mathematical history in math education.