MA0030 Topics in History of Teaching Mathematics

Faculty of Education
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/4/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Prof. Paedr. Tomáš Lengyelfalusy, Ph.D. (lecturer), Mgr. Helena Durnová, Ph.D. (deputy)
doc. RNDr. Jaroslav Beránek, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Helena Durnová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
RNDr. Karel Lepka, Dr. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Jaroslav Beránek, CSc.
Department of Mathematics – Faculty of Education
Supplier department: Department of Mathematics – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MA0030/01: Tue 10:00–13:50 učebna 5, H. Durnová
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students will read some classical historical mathematical textbooks and will learn about the possibilities to use history of teaching of mathematics in mathematics teaching.
Learning outcomes
Successful graduates will be acquainted with old mathematical textbooks and will be able to make use of them in a lesson.
Syllabus
  • 1.-2. Czech textbooks on arithmetics and geometry from the 1950s. 3.-6. Czech mathematical textbooks from the 1970s and 1980s. Comparison with selected foreign textbooks. 7.-10. Czech textbooks from the interwar period. 11.-12. Textbooks from the Middle Ages.
Literature
    required literature
  • MIKULČÁK, Jiří. Nástin dějin vzdělávání v matematice (a také školy) v českých zemích do roku 1918. Edited by Jindřich Bečvář. Vyd. 1. Praha: Matfyzpress, 2010, 312 s. ISBN 9788073781125. info
    recommended literature
  • Stedall, J. (2008). Mathematics Emerging: A Sourcebook 1540 - 1900. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • FUCHS, Eduard. Světonázorové problémy matematiky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1987, 284 s. info
  • ŠEDIVÝ, Jaroslav. Světonázorové problémy matematiky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1985, 258 s. info
  • ŠEDIVÝ, Jaroslav. Světonázorové problémy matematiky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1984, 220 s. info
  • ŠEDIVÝ, Jaroslav and Jaroslav FOLTA. Světonázorové problémy matematiky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1983, 200 s. info
  • STRUIK, Dirk J. Dějiny matematiky. 1. vyd. Praha: Orbis, 1963, 250 s. URL info
Teaching methods
Seminar with active participation of the students. Seminar paper on textbooks and discussion of this work.
Assessment methods
Active participation in the seminars. Assessment of the seminar paper.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2021, recent)
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