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| − | '''G.B. Halsted''' was a [[mathematics]] teacher at the | + | '''G.B. Halsted''' was a [[mathematics]] teacher at the University of Texas at Austin in the early twentieth century. He was interested in and a supporter of [[non-Euclidean geometry]] and translated into [[English]] the books of its two founders, [[Janos Bolyai]] and [[Nikolai I. Lobachevsky]]. He advocated the teaching of non-Euclidean geometry in high school instead of traditional [[Euclidean geometry]], which he viewed as obsolete.<ref>''A History of Mathematics Education in the United States and Canada'' National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) yearbook.</ref> |
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G.B. Halsted was a mathematics teacher at the University of Texas at Austin in the early twentieth century. He was interested in and a supporter of non-Euclidean geometry and translated into English the books of its two founders, Janos Bolyai and Nikolai I. Lobachevsky. He advocated the teaching of non-Euclidean geometry in high school instead of traditional Euclidean geometry, which he viewed as obsolete.[1]
References
- ↑ A History of Mathematics Education in the United States and Canada National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) yearbook.