Problemas matemáticos da antiguidade como estratégia para o ensino de matemática na educação básica

Abstract

The focus of this research was to investigate the mathematics of three historical periods, aiming to find classical problems and their possible formalization, so that we can understand its elements, compare them and check if there are recurrences of these problems in different periods. Research and study of mathematics, from the characteristics of these sources historical periods, namely: the Rhind Papyrus of the seventeenth century BC, the Arithmetic of Diophantus third century Liber Abaci Fibonacci and the twelfth century, allowed us to select problems imprint history in an integration process, aiming to provide basic education teachers, notes and suggestions to the exploration of such issues as a means of overcoming learning difficulties in the classroom. Since the use of history of mathematics, mathematics promotes an integration of past with present-day mathematics and gives opportunity to a form of treatment of content and contextualized mathematical knowledge.