Exhibitions, in the sense of gathering material together for people to view or interact with, are becoming increasingly common. They can take place in a variety of settings from schools to museums. In Italy, in the seventies , Emma Castelnuovo (1913- 2014), who taught mathematics at “Torquato Tasso” secondary school in Rome, performed with her students some mathematical exhibitions. Her ideas, her books and articles described new methods in teaching mathematics, which had great influence in the years to come. In this article, the novelty in Castelnuovo’s approach to the didactic is described. Moreover, more recent enterprises concerning museums and exhibitions devoted to mathematics are also presented.
Musei e mostre per la matematica: tra divulgazione e didattica
FIOCCA, Alessandra
2015
Abstract
Exhibitions, in the sense of gathering material together for people to view or interact with, are becoming increasingly common. They can take place in a variety of settings from schools to museums. In Italy, in the seventies , Emma Castelnuovo (1913- 2014), who taught mathematics at “Torquato Tasso” secondary school in Rome, performed with her students some mathematical exhibitions. Her ideas, her books and articles described new methods in teaching mathematics, which had great influence in the years to come. In this article, the novelty in Castelnuovo’s approach to the didactic is described. Moreover, more recent enterprises concerning museums and exhibitions devoted to mathematics are also presented.I documenti in SFERA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
