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Integrating history of mathematics in the classroom: an analytic survey

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An analytical survey of how history of mathematics has been and can be integrated into the mathematics classroom provides a range of models for teachers and mathematics educators to use or adapt.

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Tzanakis, C. et al. (2002). Integrating history of mathematics in the classroom: an analytic survey. In: Fauvel, J., Van Maanen, J. (eds) History in Mathematics Education. New ICMI Study Series, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47220-1_7

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