The Mathematical Education (한국수학교육학회지시리즈A:수학교육)
- Volume 24 Issue 2
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- Pages.117-125
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- 1986
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- 1225-1380(pISSN)
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- 2287-9633(eISSN)
A Study of Mathematics Power for Social Life
사회인에 필요한 수학력 고찰
Abstract
The education of mathematics in generalized schooling should aim to concentrate on the cultivation of mathematical abilities necessary for social life. Mathemeatical abilities for social life run as follows: A. Utilitarian aspects 1. classification and numbers 2. traffic network and connection of segments of lines 3. expectation of getting the winning number in a lottery 4. interests in dealing in unharvested rice crop B. Aesthetic aspects 1. finding the optimum value and 2. successful candidates in accordance with election methods Every nation has its own peculiar customs and circumstances. Therefore, in order to achieve the expected results, the education of mathematics should develop what every nation has on its own and apply them to school education.
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