数学史,即数学发展的历史,它与整个人类的文明史一样悠久。一部数学发展的历史,就是数千年来认识世界和改造世界的整个过程的一个侧面反映。作为数学教师,不仅要能够将数学知识传授给学生,而且还要将数学史和数学文化渗透到数学教育之中,数学史的教育作用主要体现在以下几个方面。 The history of mathematics, the history of the development of mathematics, is as long as the history of civilization throughout the human race. The history of a mathematical development is a side reflection of the entire process of understanding and transforming the world for thousands of years. As a math teacher, not only can we pass on the knowledge of mathematics to students, but also to infiltrate the history of mathematics and mathematics into math education. The educational role of math history is mainly reflected in the following aspects.