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No. 15 (1997): Mathematical Education
History of mathematics notes with possible interest for educational practice

Using the history of mathematics in the classroom: the example of cartography and navigation

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  • Bartolomé Barceló
Bartolomé Barceló
Departamento de Matemáticas. Facultad de Ciencias. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Published January 15, 1997

Keywords:

Course programs, Classical problems, Measurament of the Earth, Maps, Mercator's projection, Logarithmic spiral
How to Cite
Barceló, B. (1997). Using the history of mathematics in the classroom: the example of cartography and navigation. Tarbiya, Revista De Investigación E Innovación Educativa, (15), 65–77. Retrieved from https://revistas-new.uam.es/tarbiya/article/view/21010

Abstract

Mathematics play an important role at school. Mathematics have this relevance because they are part of our culture and also because they are one of the few subjects that force our students to think. Accadingto this objetive and in order to make our clases more enjoyable and interesting we propose to use themes and ideas coming from the History of Mathematics. As an example we expose the historical development of cartography and navigation.

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