Introduction of an historical and anthropological perspective in mathematics : an example in secondary school in France

Claire Tardy , Viviane Durand-Guerrier (1)

1 I3M - Institut de Mathématiques et de Modélisation de Montpellier

To introduce an anthropological and historical perspective in mathematics from middle school is a challenge that we have tried to face for several years. We first present what we mean with "an anthropological and historical perspective in mathematics", our theoretical and didactical references, and our motivations for choosing the theme of irrationality. In the second part, we will present elements of three experimentations carried out with grade 8 (age 13-14) and grade 10 (age 15-16) pupils.

Mots clés: History of mathematics; Anthropological approach; Didactics of mathematics; Epistemology; Irrationality

Domaines: Histoire et perspectives sur les mathématiques [math.HO]; Education

Claire Tardy, Viviane Durand-Guerrier. Introduction of an historical and anthropological perspective in mathematics : an example in secondary school in France. Sixth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education, Jan 2009, LYON, France. pp.2791-2800. ⟨hal-00804066⟩