• Journal for History of Mathematics
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• v.35 no.5
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• pp.131-146
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• 2022

This study is to find out how to use the materials of East Asian history in mathematics classroom. Although the use of the history of mathematics in classroom is gradually considered advantageous, the usage is mainly limited to Western mathematics history. As a result, students tend to misunderstand mathematics as a preexisting thing in Western Europe. To fix this trend, it is necessary to deal with more East Asian history of mathematics in mathematics classrooms. These activities will be more effective if they are organized in the context of students' real life or include experiential activities and discussions. Here, the study suggests a way to utilize the mathematical ideas of Bāguà and Liùshísìguà, which are easily encountered in everyday life, and some concepts presented in 『Nine Chapter』 of China and 『GuSuRyak』 of Joseon. Through this activity, it is also important for students to understand mathematics in a more everyday context, and to recognize that the modern mathematics culture has been formed by interacting and influencing each other, not by the east and the west.

• Journal for History of Mathematics
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.58-67
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• 1998

It is said that we are teaching mathematics because it is useful, beautiful and culturally valuable and also strengthens the mind. In the paper we consider the role of history of mathematics in accomplishing these purposes.

• Journal for History of Mathematics
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.69-81
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• 1999

In this paper, I will divide the history of mathematics into four development stages. These are based on significant developments of mathematical concepts or the creation of new fields of mathematics. Then, I will survey the history stages through a study of the characteristic method of research and the most important concepts from each period.

• Journal for History of Mathematics
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.117-128
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• 2003

We investigate the origin and recent history for fuzzy equations. And we introduce the existence theorems of solutions for the fuzzy differential equation with infinite delays and fuzzy functional integral equations. We will also recent researches for controllability of sobolev-type semilinear integro-differential fuzzy system.

• Journal for History of Mathematics
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.43-54
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• 2005

The aims of the study were to analyze the contents of elementary mathematics curriculum in order to help students to have ideas about the history of mathematics and to apply the ideas to develop their knowledge of mathematicians or mathematical history into the lesson ideas for preservice elementary teachers and elementary students. As a result, many ideas of mathematical connection into the history of mathematics are reviewed, and posters about Pythagoras and Pascal are designed to help students to reinvent the idea of triangular numbers and square numbers.

• Journal for History of Mathematics
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.103-112
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• 2009

In this article, we look into the present status of Korean mathematics and stress the importance and the need of research on its history. Some researches on it have been done by Hong, though not known to the world. We search some of the ways of activating the research on Korean mathematics history and introducing it to the world.

• Journal for History of Mathematics
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.45-62
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• 2015

This study assumes alternative character of the operation of mathematical club in middle school. The case that operated the voluntary mathematics club for one year was analyzed and the educational effect was considered. First, the examination instrument for choosing the members of mathematics club was developed and used. And, diverse teaching and learning materials for improving creativity and mathematical ability of the members were used. Second, the difference of learning result between the experiment group and control one who joined the activities of mathematics club was analyzed. Finally, mathematical club activity based on mathematics history appeared to be effective in improving academic achievement and mathematics exploration activity.

• Journal for History of Mathematics
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.61-78
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• 2009

We first of all emphasize the importance of the research on the history of Korean mathematics. We next make a survey of the brief history of Chosun mathematics as a seed knowledge for further research on Korean mathematics. We hope that our survey will serve researchers as a seed knowledge of their research.

• The Mathematical Education
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• v.50 no.3
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• pp.329-335
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• 2011

There has been an ongoing symbiotic relationship between the history of the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction(ICMI) and the broader history of mathematics education since 1908. Similarly, the International Congress on Mathematical Education(ICME) has played an important role in the direction of Mathematics education since its first congress in 1969. ICME-12 is due to be held in Seoul, Korea from July $8^{th}$ to $15^{th}$ 2012. To date, there has been no research paper concerning the history of the ICMI published in any Korean journal. In readiness for the upcoming ICME-12, this paper aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the history of the IMCI from the perspective of Mathematics education.

• Journal for History of Mathematics
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.101-122
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• 2004

It has been always the issue to discuss 'how we teach mathematics' for the mathematical learning. As for an answer to this, it was suggested to use the history of mathematics. The reason is simple that is, the education of mathematics requires to understand mathematics and to know the history of mathematics is effective for mathematical understanding. In particular, the history of algebra was discussed to some extent as an illustration. This study focuses on the history of geometry from this point of view. We review the history of geometry by comparison in terms of three criteria from the origin of geometry to modem differential geometry in the middle of the 20th century, which are backgrounds (inner or outer ones), characterizations (approach, method, object), influences to modem mathematics. As an application of such historical data to the education of mathematics, we pose the problem to determine the order of instruction in mathematics.