PROCEEDINGS OF THE 20TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
2017
San Diego, California
Developing, implementing, and researching the use of projects incorporating primary historical sources in undergraduate mathematics
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Mathematics faculty and education researchers increasingly recognize the value of the history of mathematics as a support to student learning. There is an expanding body of literature in this area which includes direct calls for the use of primary historical sources in teaching mathematics. The current lack of classroom-ready materials poses an obstacle to the incorporation of history into the mathematics classroom. Transforming Instruction in Undergraduate Mathematics via Primary History Sources (TRIUMPHS) is a seven-institution collaboration that will design, implement, test, and publish curricular materials based on primary historical sources, train approximately 70 faculty and graduate students on their development or implementation, and conduct and evaluation-with-research study. We present an overview of the project, including activities and research to date.