• The Mathematical Education
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• v.42 no.2
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• pp.247-258
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• 2003

In this study, total 486 articles in the journal of the Korea Society of Mathematical Education Series A are classified and analyzed by MSC2000 and ZDM classification. The results are as follows: 1) 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification : (number of articles) 1) 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification : (number of articles) 97- : (31), 97A : (7), 97B : (40), 97D : (229), 97U(105) 2) ZDM classification : (number of articles) A : (36), B (45), C : (57), D : (145), E : (19), F : (27), G : (37) H : (7), I : (19), K : (18), M (4), N : (12), U : (60) 3) Some remarks and suggestions are proposed.

• Journal for History of Mathematics
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.65-76
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• 2004

Even though mathematics and music play very different roles in our society, they are closely related to each other. In this paper, we studies relations between mathematics and Korean traditional music, and give some ideas to use such relations in mathematics education.

• Journal for History of Mathematics
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.17-26
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• 2004

This paper claims that an essential characteristic of modernism is mathematization, and introduces how mathematization was deployed in the eighteenth century. It also points out problems caused by mathematization.

• Journal for History of Mathematics
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.103-110
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• 2005

This paper is aimed at studying a historical background of graph theory and we deal with the computer representation of graph through a simple example. Graph is represented by adjacency matrix, edge table, adjacency lists and we study the matrix representation by Euler circuit. The effect of the matrix representation by Euler circuit economize the storage capacity of computer. The economy of a storage capacity has meaning on a mobile system.

• Journal for History of Mathematics
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.13-22
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• 2004

In this paper, we consider two conjectures, the Bieberbach Conjecture that was proved true and the Lu Qi-Keng Conjecture that was proved not true. We inspect them historically and introduce the interesting results. From them we find that the deep theory of mathematics comes from continuous conjectures.

• Journal for History of Mathematics
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.93-108
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• 2004

In this article we study on various proofs of the Steiner-Lehmus theorem(any triangle that has two equal angle bisectors is isosceles). We suggest 6 geometric proofs and 3 algebraic proofs of the theorem in detail, analyze these proofs, extract related theorems, proof ideas.

• Journal for History of Mathematics
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.43-60
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• 2004

The aims of the study were to analyze the San-Sul-Kwa textbook under the rule of Japanese Imperialism(1909～1945). It was analyzed that the contents of San-Sul-Kwa were selected for the purpose of national interests of Japanese as a ruling country through four times of amendment of education and many kinds of drill and practice in terms of number and operations were emphasized toward entire grades. However, some parts of textbook over the period seem to have had significant affects on mathematics education of Korea since the period.

• Journal for History of Mathematics
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.73-92
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• 2004

The paper surveys various attempts to use the concept of 'fundamental ideas' -Bruner's concept- as a tool for organizing mathematics teaching and research in mathematics education. One of the characteristics of fundamental ideas in mathematics is their correspondence to the history of mathematics; therefore in forming out contents and methods in mathematics education, the history of mathematics may be serve as an interesting aspect. It is demonstrated by the example of mean values.

• Journal for History of Mathematics
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.77-86
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• 2004

Felix Klein profoundly influenced mathematical developments throughout the world by showing a new direction for modem geometry. He also influenced the lives of excellent scientists like Einstein by reforming mathematical education. The first Felix Klein medal of the Internal Commission on Mathematical Instruction was awarded at ICME-10 in July of 2004. In this article, we discuss Klein's Erlangen Program and investigate his influence on modem mathematics and mathematical education with this medal as momentum.

• Journal for History of Mathematics
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.49-66
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• 2005

We briefly survey the history of abacus and counting rods which had been most widespread devices for arithmetical calculations. And we explain and compare the methods and principles of calculation on the abacus and counting rods. Only multiplication and division are presented here with examples. In these course we can see that the principles of calculation on the abacus are inherited from that of calculation on the counting rods. We also discuss the educational value of the abacus.