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The International Commission on Mathematical Instruction, 1908-2008 : people, events, and challenges in mathematics education / Fulvia Furinghetti, Livia Giarcardi, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- International studies in the history of mathematics and its teaching, 2524-8030
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mathematics--Study and teaching--History.
- Mathematics.
- International Commission on Mathematical Instruction--History.
- International Commission on Mathematical Instruction.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxvi, 735 pages) : illustrations (some colour).
- Place of Publication:
- Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2022]
- Contents:
- Preface
- Introduction: An outline of the history of ICMI, including the table of the ICMI officers
- Chapter 1: Foundation of ICMI and early period up to WW1
- Historical context
- Portraits
- Chapter 2: ICMI between the two World Wars: crisis and dissolution in 1920-21 and ephemeral rebirth in Bologna 1928
- Chapter 3: The rebirth in 1952 as a permanent sub-commission of the IMU
- Chapter 4: The Renaissance in the late 1960s and consolidation
- Chapter 5: Gaining autonomy from IMU and new trends in ICMI action
- Chapter 6: Eminent Figures in the first century of ICMI
- Beke Emanuel
- Bioche Charles
- Boulad Bey Farid Youssef
- Dickstein Samuel
- Enriques Federigo
- Laisant Charles-Anges
- Loria Gino
- Petrovic Mihailo
- Wirtinger Wilhelm
- Epilogue
- Appendices.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 10, 2023).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9783031043130
- 3031043138
- Publisher Number:
- 99993106416
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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