Bourbaki at Seventy-Five: Its Influence in France and Beyond

Bourbaki, a professional mathematical society in France, was established formally in 1935. Throughout three quarters of a century, Bourbaki changed mathematics and mathematics education significantly. It was instrumental in the Moderne Mathématique movement that modernized French curricula. Bourbaki...

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Main Author: Alexander Munson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Columbia University Libraries 2010-12-01
Series:Journal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College
Online Access:https://journals-test.library.columbia.edu/index.php/jmetc/article/view/686
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