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978-3-319-99386-7

The Legacy of Felix Klein

Publication year: 2019

ISBN: 978-3-319-99386-7

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This book provides an overview of Felix Klein’s ideas, highlighting developments in university teaching and school mathematics related to Klein’s thoughts, stemming from the last century. It discusses the meaning, importance and the legacy of Klein’s ideas today and in the future, within an international, global context. Presenting extended versions of the talks at the Thematic Afternoon at ICME-13, the book shows that many of Klein’s ideas can be reinterpreted in the context of the current situation, and offers tips and advice for dealing with current problems in teacher education and teaching mathematics in secondary schools. It proves that old ideas are timeless, but that it takes competent, committed and assertive individuals to bring these ideas to life.


Subject: Education, History of Mathematical Sciences, Teaching and Teacher Education, mathematics education, teacher education, functional thinking, intuitive thinking, visualization