História da matemática: uma disciplina do curso de licenciatura em matemática da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the inclusion of ideas and the changes occurred in the Discipline History of Mathematics in the Undergraduate Mathematics Curriculum of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora - UFJF. In order to articulate the issues, we used cultural history, treated in the specificity of the history of mathematics education. Aiming to provide feedback on the History of Mathematics in this context, we used, as a source for the research, official documents that regulate the undergraduate courses in Mathematics in the national territory, the minutes of the Department of Mathematics at UFJF, teacher's testimonials, lesson plans, student papers, among other documents. The questions we seek to answer with this research are: How was the discipline History of Mathematics introduced at UFJF? Has this discipline undergone transformations over the years? The results indicate the decisive influence of training and research activities of the teachers, in charge of the discipline, on changes over the years. Three different approaches are highlighted: the History of Mathematics as a Course of Mathematics, also as a Course of the History of Mathematical Knowledge, and as a Course of the History of Mathematical Knowledge and Mathematics Education.