Book review of Didattica della matematica by A. Baccaglini Frank, P. Di Martino, R. Natalini and G. RosoliniLettera Matematica - Tập 6 - Trang 193-197 - 2018
Paolo Freguglia, Enrico Rogora
In recent years, the Italian school system has undergone a radical process of
evolution that is transforming it, necessitating urgent reflection on the
training of mathematics teachers. The book under review aims at offering some
basic tools for pedagogical research, which in our opinion is necessary but not
sufficient. We believe that the scheme: “teacher training = mathematical
contents equal to... hiện toàn bộ
Mileva MarićLettera Matematica - Tập 5 - Trang 43-48 - 2017
Pietro Greco
In 1905 Albert Einstein, 26 years old, wrote several reports about special
relativity. Some historians speculate that his wife, Mileva Marić, significantly
contributed to elaborate the new theory of space and time, mainly in its
mathematical component. Mileva did in fact study physics and mathematics with
Albert at the Zurich Polytechnic. But Mileva never completed her studies,
because she failed ... hiện toàn bộ
Review of Une vie brève by Michèle AudinLettera Matematica - Tập 1 - Trang 117-118 - 2013
Laurent Mazliak
In France the tragic story of Maurice Audin is by now relatively well-known but
the originality of the touching book by Michèle Audin lies in the introspective
nature of the account, seen through the eyes of his daughter.
Einstein, Poincaré and Special RelativityLettera Matematica - Tập 1 - Trang 77-78 - 2013
Emma Sallent Del Colombo
We present some considerations on the contributions of Henri Poincaré and Albert
Einstein to Special Relativity, based on the 2004 paper by Olivier Darrigol,
“The Mystery of the Einstein-Poincaré Connection”.
A “free play with concepts”: philosophy and epistemology in Albert Einstein’s scientific thoughtLettera Matematica - Tập 5 - Trang 55-63 - 2017
Federico Laudisa
Closely related to the development of his properly scientific activity, the
philosophical and epistemological structure of Albert Einstein’s scientific work
is also marked by a strong underlying unity, which appears in similar forms from
the first papers at the turn of the twentieth century to the attempts to
construct unified field theories, which unsuccessfully occupied him in the last
part of h... hiện toàn bộ
‘To each according to his trade’: Italian mathematicians at warLettera Matematica - Tập 3 - Trang 3-15 - 2015
Laurent Mazliak, Rossana Tazzioli
In this paper, we present a general overview of the involvement of Italian
mathematicians in World War I, with a special look at the cases of Volterra and
Picone, and considerations about the difficult post-war situation in Italy, with
its opposing desires for retribution on the one hand and internationalism on the
other.