Bourbaki at Seventy-Five: Its Influence in France and Beyond
Bourbaki, a professional mathematical society in France, was established formally in 1935. Throughout three quarters of a century, Bourbaki changed mathematics and mathematics education significantly. It was instrumental in the Moderne Mathématique movement that modernized French curricula. Bourbaki...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Columbia University Libraries
2010-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College |
Online Access: | https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/jmetc/article/view/686 |
Summary: | Bourbaki, a professional mathematical society in France, was established formally in 1935. Throughout three quarters of a century, Bourbaki changed mathematics and mathematics education significantly. It was instrumental in the Moderne Mathématique movement that modernized French curricula. Bourbaki also provided philosophical support for the New Math movement in the United States. |
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ISSN: | 2156-1400 2156-1397 |