早期数学教育系着眼于精英教育和职业教育,很少考虑数学与社会、历史和哲学等文化方面的关联。随着高等教育日渐普及,数学不再只是扮演工具性的实用角色,而是社会公民终身学习的一环,因此,数学文化日益受到重视。然而,数学文化面向的范围甚为广泛,必须适度厘清才能谈数学文化素养的内容。1数学文化的内涵数学本身就是人类发展过程中所伴随产生的一种文化。本文将数学文化定义为:数学文化是人类探索数学知识时其行为的外显和内隐模式,并借由人类 Early mathematics education focused on elite education and vocational education, seldom considered mathematics and cultural, social, historical and philosophical aspects of the association. With the popularization of higher education, mathematics is no longer just a practical role of instrumental, but a part of lifelong learning for social citizens, therefore, mathematical culture is increasingly valued. However, the scope of mathematics culture is very wide, and the content of mathematics culture accomplishment must be clarified. A mathematical culture connotation Mathematics itself is accompanied by the development of human beings in a culture. This paper defines mathematical culture as: mathematical culture is the explicit and implicit mode of human behavior in exploring mathematical knowledge, and by human beings