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Some general observations are made on present problems in the teaching of geometry at pre-college level, and some aims for the future are suggested. These remarks are inevitably made against a background of British experience. Aids for the teaching of geometry are discussed; and two lines of development, perspective drawing and nomograms, are described as a school introduction to geometrical ideas which are important at college.
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Fletcher, T.J. (1971). The Teaching of Geometry Present Problems and Future Aims. In: Steiner, HG. (eds) The Teaching of Geometry at the Pre-College Level. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-5896-3_9
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