克莱因在《西方文化中的数学》一书中写道:“在西方文明中,数学一直是一种主要的文化力量。数学是一种精神,一种理性的精神。正是这种精神,激发、促进、鼓舞并驱使人类的思维得以运用到最完善的程度,亦正是这种精神,试图决定性地影响人类的物质、道德和社会生活;试图回答有关人类自身存在提出的问题;努力去理解和控制自然;尽力去探求和确立已经获得知识的最深刻和最完美的内涵。”因此,一般认为,数学文化是指数 Klein wrote in his book The Mathematics in Western Culture: “In Western civilization, mathematics has always been a major cultural force, and mathematics is a kind of spirit and a rational spirit. It is also this spirit that tries to influence the material, moral and social life of humankind decisively; to try to answer questions about the existence of human beings; Strive to understand and control nature; try our best to seek and establish the deepest and most perfect connotation of what we have acquired. ”Therefore, it is generally accepted that mathematical culture is the index