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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Mathematical Messiah: Robert Recorde and the Popularization of Mathematics in the Sixteenth Century

Thavit Sukhabanij 08 1900 (has links)
Robert Recorde (c. 1510-1557) was a pioneer in the teaching of mathematics in the English language. His attempt to popularize mathematics, in fact, was without precedent in any language. Mathematics in the 1500s was still exclusively reserved for mathematicians, and people in general had no interest in the subject. Within a hundred years after Recorde had popularized mathematics, however, this situation had changed. The scientific revolution of the seventeenth centuty occurred and mathematics became an indispensible aspect of man's knowledge. This thesis examines the background and development of Recorde's attempt to popularize mathematics and evaluates that attempt in terms of its relation to the position of science in the modern world.
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Um estudo das geometrias prática e teórica presentes em The Pathewaie to Knowledge de Robert Recorde: possíveis diálogos

Bento, Regina Thaise Ferreira 27 August 2018 (has links)
Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2018-11-28T09:08:47Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Regina Thaise Ferreira Bento.pdf: 2460878 bytes, checksum: a76eef8a10c705202f8c54f9b7f22996 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-11-28T09:08:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Regina Thaise Ferreira Bento.pdf: 2460878 bytes, checksum: a76eef8a10c705202f8c54f9b7f22996 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-08-27 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / In this work we present the English mathematician Robert Record (1512-1558) and his treatise on geometry titled The Pathewaie to Knowledge, written in modern English and whose first edition was printed in the year 1551. We analyze in this treatise the presence and possible dialogue established between the geometric knowledge from ancient traditions linked to practice and the theoretical geometry that is studied in the universities and is based on the geometric treatise written by Euclides. To do so, we analyze the context in which the work and its author were inserted, identify what mathematical knowledge is present in this treatise and how they relate to the mathematical practices and the scholarly knowledge of the time. In addition, we sought indications that would allow us to evidence the presence of other geometric. This analysis was made use of the articulation between three spheres: the historiographical, the contextual and the epistemological. This combination gave us a broader look at the possible motivations that would have led Recorde to write the treatise in question. We find that Record was a man cultivated and attentive to the demands of his people and his time. Sixteenth-century England was at a time of social, political, and religious transformation; there was a great demand for investments in the practical-oriented sciences such as artillery, horology, navigation, and land measurement. Thus, professionals such as land surveyors and navigators assumed a determining role for the development of England and needed greater mathematical knowledge to advance their practices. However, access to education was restricted to most of the population and the little available material was written in Latin. This demand for mathematical knowledge practiced in this period, such as arithmetic, algebra, and geometry, made professionals who mastered their craft begin to produce materials written in the vernacular. Recorde, with his privileged background, was the first to produce a collection of textbooks in English with basic mathematics aimed directly at the interests of these professionals. The Pathewaie to Knowledge was the first treatise on practical geometry written in English. At that time practical and theoretical geometry were independent. With the results of this work it is concluded that in fact Robert Record established a dialogue between practical and theoretical geometries, contributing to the dissemination of speculative mathematical knowledge and the validation of geometry used for centuries by mathematicians. This analysis indicates that the understanding of the process that involves the construction of mathematical knowledge can effectively aid in a more critical learning by mathematical educators / Neste trabalho, apresentamos o matemático inglês Robert Recorde (1512-1558) e seu tratado sobre geometria entitulado The Pathewaie to Knowledge, escrito em inglês moderno e cuja primeira edição foi impressa no ano de 1551. Analisamos neste tratado a presença e possível diálogo estabelecidos entre os conhecimentos geométricos provenientes de antigas tradições ligadas à prática e a geometria teórica que era estudada nas universidades e baseada no tratado geométrico escrito por Euclides. Para tanto, analisamos o contexto no qual a obra e seu autor estavam inseridos, identificamos quais os conhecimentos matemáticos estão presentes nesse tratado e como se relacionam com as práticas matemáticas e o saber erudito da época. Além disso, procuramos indícios que nos permitissem evidenciar a presença de outras tradições geométricas. Esta análise utilizou-se da articulação entre três esferas: a historiográfica, a contextual e a epistemológica. Essa junção permitiu-nos um olhar ampliado sobre as possíveis motivações que teriam levado Recorde a escrever o tratado em questão. Verificamos que Recorde era um homem culto e atento às demandas de seu povo e de seu tempo. A Inglaterra do século XVI estava em um momento de transformação social, política e religiosa, havia uma grande demanda por investimentos nas ciências voltadas às questões práticas, tais como a artilharia, horologia, navegação e medição de terras. Assim, profissionais tais como os agrimensores e navegadores assumiram um papel determinante para o desenvolvimento da Inglaterra e necessitavam de maiores conhecimentos matemáticos para avançarem em suas práticas. Contudo, o acesso ao ensino era restrito para a maioria da população e o pouco material disponível era escrito em latim. Essa demanda por conhecimentos voltados às matemáticas praticadas neste período, tais como aritmética, álgebra e geometria fez com que profissionais que dominavam seus ofícios começassem a produzir materiais escrevendo-os na língua vernacular. Recorde, com sua formação privilegiada, foi o primeiro a elaborar uma coleção de livros textos em inglês com matemática básica voltada diretamente aos interesses desses profissionais. The Pathewaie to Knowledge foi o primeiro tratado sobre geometria prática escrito em inglês. Nesse período a geometria prática e teórica eram independentes. Com os resultados desse trabalho conclui-se que de fato Robert Recorde estabeleceu um diálogo entre as geometrias prática e teórica, contribuindo com a disseminação dos conhecimentos matemáticos especulativos e a validação da geometria utilizada há séculos pelos praticantes das matemáticas. Essa análise indica que a compreensão do processo que envolve a construção de conhecimentos matemáticos pode auxiliar de forma efetiva em uma aprendizagem mais crítica pelos educadores matemáticos

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