Get 20M+ Full-Text Papers For Less Than $1.50/day. Start a 14-Day Trial for You or Your Team.

Learn More →

Mathematical CulturesMathematics as a Social Differentiating Factor: Men of Letters, Politicians and Engineers in Brazil Through the Nineteenth Century

Mathematical Cultures: Mathematics as a Social Differentiating Factor: Men of Letters,... [Mathematics in Brazil at the beginning of the nineteenth century was an important element for the men of letters and Brazilian elite. This chapter traces the change in this dynamic over the century as mathematical abilities became an essential part of the identity of engineers. By that time, mathematical developments were aimed at satisfying engineering demands. The idea of a pure mathematics to identity a group separated from engineers, as in modern mathematics, occurred possibly in 1930s after the foundation of the first courses of mathematics in Brazil.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Mathematical CulturesMathematics as a Social Differentiating Factor: Men of Letters, Politicians and Engineers in Brazil Through the Nineteenth Century

Part of the Trends in the History of Science Book Series
Editors: Larvor, Brendan
de Siqueira, Rogério Monteiro
Mathematical Cultures — May 26, 2016
Download PDF
11 pages

Loading next page...
 
/lp/springer-journals/mathematical-cultures-mathematics-as-a-social-differentiating-factor-ukgdUmJv2Q

References (15)

Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
ISBN
978-3-319-28580-1
Pages
127 –138
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-28582-5_8
Publisher site
See Chapter on Publisher Site

Abstract

[Mathematics in Brazil at the beginning of the nineteenth century was an important element for the men of letters and Brazilian elite. This chapter traces the change in this dynamic over the century as mathematical abilities became an essential part of the identity of engineers. By that time, mathematical developments were aimed at satisfying engineering demands. The idea of a pure mathematics to identity a group separated from engineers, as in modern mathematics, occurred possibly in 1930s after the foundation of the first courses of mathematics in Brazil.]

Published: May 26, 2016

Keywords: Nineteenth Century; Eighteenth Century; Mathematical Ability; Royal Academy; Central School

There are no references for this article.