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International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology Volume 38, 2007 - Issue 2
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Classroom notes

History of mathematics and problem solving: a teaching suggestion

V. Meavilla Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain
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A. Flores Arizona State University, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 253-259 | Received 06 May 2005, Published online: 03 Jul 2007
 
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Abstract

This note presents a teaching suggestion, using the history of mathematics, to give students from middle school and high school the possibility of facing problems found in old mathematics books and comparing their solutions with those given in those books.

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