Mathematical Association of America Notes No. In: Katz V (ed) Using History to Teach Mathematics: An International Perspective. Hitchcock AG (2000) A Window on the World of Mathematics 1870: Reminiscences of Augustus De Morgan. Hitchcock AG (1998) Entertaining Strangers: a dialogue between Galileo and Descartes, Comparative Criticism (Cambridge University Press) 20: 63–85 Hitchcock AG (1997) Teaching the Negatives 1870–1970: A Medley of Models. In: Calinger R (ed) Vita Mathematica: Historical Research and Integration with Teaching. Hitchcock AG (1996) Dramatizing the Formation of Mathematical Concepts: Two Dialogues. ![]() Mathematical Association of America, Oberlin. 2 vols (Reston: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Reprinted ed.). The dialogue is lively and accessible, with emotions and humour, aiming to stimulate an interest in authentic contextual history of algebra as well as motivate the learning of algebra.Ĭhace AB (1979) The Rhind Mathematical Papyrus: Free Translation and Commentary with Selected Photographs, Translations, Transliterations and Literal Translations. A narrator and a modern mathematics teacher introduce and interpret what the scribes are doing, and eight mathematicians from different ages and cultures appear in cameo, giving their names for ‘the unknown’ in equation-solving, while the narrator explains the meaning of the terms involved. ![]() In the play, the problems are related to the cultural context of the time, and the methods include multiplication and division in the Egyptian style, algebraic manipulation and the rule of false position. The scene is set in a scribal school in ancient Egypt, with two scribes solving and recording solutions to problems based on those in the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus, dating from about 1800 BCE. We aimed to make the case and be inspirational too, by demonstrating theatre in action, involving as many participants as possible in the production and enactment of a short pre-scripted play, followed by discussion and feedback. This workshop provided an opportunity to experience and reflect on the ways that the devices of narrative, dialogue, drama and theatre can bring mathematical ideas and history to life in the classroom.
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