[Maths-Education] seminar IOE - all welcome

[Candia Morgan]

INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION
MATHEMATICS EDUCATION SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP RESEARCH SEMINAR


Revisiting Felix Klein’s
Elementary Mathematics From An Advanced Standpoint
Bill Barton
The University of Auckland
5.00pm, Thursday 10 April in Room 901

A century ago, in 1908, Felix Klein's lectures on mathematics for  
secondary teachers were first published (in German). This comprehensive  
view of the field challenged both teachers and mathematicians to  
consider, from a perspective sensitive to both mathematical rigor and  
pedagogical practice, the relationship between mathematics as a school  
subject, and mathematics as a scientific discipline.

The intervening 100 years have witnessed many changes in mathematics –  
the crises in Foundations, the advent of computing, emergence of new  
fields, and resolutions of some major mathematical challenges. These  
have provoked major changes and challenges for school mathematics.

While Klein's writing remains a valuable source insight, it seems  
timely to revisit this terrain by linking the topics and approaches of  
senior secondary or undergraduate mathematics with the field of  
mathematics. This is an important challenge for both mathematicians and  
mathematics educators.

This presentation will put up for discussion the idea of a joint  
project between IMU and ICMI, to revisit this work in a contemporary  
context.

If you wish to attend, please Email Adrian Winchester:  
a.winchester at ioe.ac.uk

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Dr Candia Morgan
Reader in Mathematics Education
Department of Geography, Enterprise, Mathematics and Science
Institute of Education, University of London
20 Bedford Way
London WC1H 0AL
United Kingdom

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c.morgan at ioe.ac.uk

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