Teaching history of mathematics for first year undergraduate skills development

ROWLETT, Peter (2025). Teaching history of mathematics for first year undergraduate skills development. The Mathematical Gazette, 109 (574), 86-92. [Article]

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There has long been a recognition of the role history can play in supplementing the mathematics curriculum, perhaps to make the mathematics “easier, clearer, or more interesting” [1], though not all view this positively [2]. Beyond this, history of mathematics is often taught in its own right at university.
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