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This is an expanded version of a communication which was to be presented at the first International Congress on Mathematical Education held in Lyons, France, August 25–30, 1969. Unfortunately, the author was not able to attend. The paper was also published in Amer. Math. Monthly 78 (1971), 53–76.

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Klamkin, M.S. On the ideal role of an industrial mathematician and its educational implications. Educ Stud Math 3, 244–269 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00305452

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