Guido Castelnuovo e l'insegnamento della matematica

Abstract

At the beginning of the '900s Guido Castelnuovo turned his attention toward methodological, didactical, historical and applicative issues. He was an active member of the ICMI (International Commission on Mathematical Instruction) and of the Mathesis, the Italian association of mathematics teachers. He also was the author of the mathematics curricula for the new Modern Lycee and he taught the first University courses devoted to pre-service training of mathematics teachers. His course on "Precision and application mathematics", inspired by Felix Klein, shows Castelnuovo's idea of mathematics and presents a "higher point of view" on the programmes of the Modern Lycee.

Keywords

• guido castelnuovo
• approximation mathematics
• teacher education
• modern lycée
• history of mathematics education