The Rational Numbers in Three Moments of the History of Brazilian School Mathematics Os Números Racionais em Três Momentos da História da Matemática Escolar Brasileira

In this article we describe and analyze the approach given to the rational number concept in secondary school mathematics in Brazil through the examination of some textbooks published in the period from 1900 to1970. Three different moments are focused: 1) the first three decades of the twentieth cen...

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Main Author: Maria Laura Magalhães Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista 2008-02-01
Series:Bolema
Online Access:http://www.periodicos.rc.biblioteca.unesp.br/index.php/bolema/article/view/1878