Mathematics history as a motivational tool in the mathematics classroom.

dc.contributor.author	Laird, Janet Marie Sharp.
dc.date.accessioned	2012-06-20T20:16:36Z
dc.date.available	2012-06-20T20:16:36Z
dc.date.created	1990	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-06-20
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1371
dc.description	106 leaves	en_US
dc.description.abstract	The purpose of this thesis is to encourage the use of mathematics history as a motivational tool in the mathematics classroom. An overview of some educational literature regarding motivation theory is presented. A brief discussion regarding some mathematics history which is related to chosen mathematical topics follows the literature review. Finally, a sketch of some historical topics of the mathematics branch of Number Theory is given. The conclusion includes the writer's views towards utilizing mathem8tics history in the mathematics classroom.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	Mathematics-History.	en_US
dc.subject	Mathemtaics-Study and teaching.	en_US
dc.title	Mathematics history as a motivational tool in the mathematics classroom.	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US
dc.college	las	en_US
dc.advisor	George Downing	en_US
dc.department	mathematics, computer science, and economics	en_US