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 | Acta Mathematica Nitriensia |
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| Marek Varga: | Načo im bola matematika |  |
| Full paper | (What They Needed Mathematics for) |
Abstract: Maths teachers and teachers in general, regardless the subject and educational level, often encounter learners asking “What do I need this for?” In the introduction of this paper let us ask a slight modification of the question – when one managed to learn it (something subject-related), how far could they make it in their lives? When investigating this issue we avoided professional mathematicians whom the discovery of a theorem itself gave enough satisfaction. We focus on outstanding personalities of the world history who achieved astonishing results in mathematics as well, yet, rarely a word about them is spent in history lessons.
Keywords: History of maths, emperors, generals, presidents.
Classification: A 309
Pages: 52 – 59
DOI: 10.17846/AMN.2015.1.2.52-59
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