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Teaching history of mathematics for first year undergraduate skills development

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2025

Peter Rowlett
Peter Rowlett*
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School of Computing and Digital Technologies, Sheffield Hallam University, Howard Street, Sheffield, S1 1WB e-mail: [email protected]
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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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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 109 , Issue 574 , March 2025 , pp. 86 - 92
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© The Authors, 2025 Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Mathematical Association

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