Notes for a History of the Teaching of Algebra

João Pedro da Ponte () and Henrique Manuel Guimarães ()
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João Pedro da Ponte: Universidade de Lisboa, Instituto de Educação
Henrique Manuel Guimarães: Universidade de Lisboa, Instituto de Educação

Chapter Chapter 22 in Handbook on the History of Mathematics Education, 2014, pp 459-472 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Despite many studies on the history of algebra, very few exist on the history of the teaching of algebra. This chapter presents the major features of the teaching of this subject in five major periods, including the oral tradition in the teaching of algebra (from Antiquity to the Renaissance), the emergence of the algebra textbooks (seventeenth to eighteenth centuries), the slow rise of algebra in secondary education (nineteenth century), and the apogee and decline of the teaching of algebra (twentieth century). The chapter concludes with some reflections on present-day and future prospects of the teaching of algebra.

Keywords: Word Problem; Algebraic Expression; Algebraic Thinking; Oral Method; Algebra Teaching (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-9155-2_22

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