Change in mathematics education since the late 1950's ? Ideas and realisation Nigeria

Ohuche, R. Ogbonna

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“…Tanzania [210-212, 251,265], Nigeria [234,269], Sierra Leone [310], Sudan [77,79], Mozambique [40,70,71,[95][96][97]156], Swaziland [204]• Gerdes [98] reproduces the autobiographies of the winners of the first mathematics olympiads in Mozambique. Navez (University of Burundi) has been researching the evolution of mathematics curricula at the secondary school level in Burundi.…”

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On mathematics in the history of Sub-Saharan Africa

Gerdes

1994

Historia Mathematica

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FOR DIRK STRUIK ON HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY 2This article presents an overview of research findings and of sources on or related to mathematics in the history of Africa south of the Sahara. Topics such as counting and numeration systems, mathematical games and puzzles, geometry, graphs, and continental and international connections are included. Attention is paid to the objectives of research in the history of mathematics in Africa, to methodology, to the relationship with ethnomathematical research, and to the uses of research findings in mathematics education. Some possible directions for further research are also identified. ¢ 1994 Academic Press, Inc.Cet article pr6sente un panoramique des r6sultats de recherche et des sources d'information relatifs ~. l'histoire de la math6matique en Afrique sub-saharienne. I1 comporte des th~mes tels que le comptage et les syst~mes de num6ration, les jeux et les puzzles math6matiques, la g6om6trie, les graphes, et les connexions continentales et internationales. L'accent est mis sur les objectifs de la recherche sur l'histoire de la math6matique en Afrique, sa m6thodo-logie, sa relation avec la recherche ethnomath6matique, et les usages des r6sultats de la recherche dans l'enseignement de la math6matique. Quelques directions possibles pour approfondir la recherche sont 6galement identifi6es. © 1994 Academic Press, Inc.Este artigo apresenta uma vista panorgtmica dos resultados de investigag~to e das fontes de informa@.o relacionados coma hist6ria da matem~tica na ,~.frica ao Sul do Sahara. Incluem-se t6picos tais como contagem e sistemas de numerag~to, jogos e puzzles matem~i-ticos, geometria, grafos e conex6es continentais e internacionais. Presta-se ateng~to aos objectivos da investigaq~o respeitante ~ hist6ria da matem~itica em/ffrica, h metodologia, b. relaq~o com pesquisa etnomatem~.tica e aos usos dos resultados de investigagao, na educaq~o matem~itica. Identificam-se tamb6m algumas direcg6es possiveis para continuar a investigaq~to.

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