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Mathematics is one of the oldest scientific fields and it is certainly the most widely taught subject in schools all over the world. As mathematicians we have great responsibilities towards the education in mathematics of future generations. What we teach in the classrooms or present in lectures, is not only important for the immediate mathematical needs of the students but has, in the longer perspective, a decisive impact on the image of mathematics in society. Actually mathematics meets a real need of modern societies and individuals.
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Hansen, V.L. (1998). Education: Challenges for Mathematics. In: Balog, A., Katona, G.O.H., Recski, A., Sza’sz, D. (eds) European Congress of Mathematics. Progress in Mathematics, vol 169. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-8898-1_23
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