O ensino de cônicas por meio da história da Matemática: uma proposta.

Abstract

The main objective of this work was to elaborate an activity that uses the History of Mathematics for the teaching of conics, more specifically, the teaching of the parable, for the third year of high school. To propose the activity, the buildings of Apollonius of Perga (262 - 190 b.C.E.), a Greek mathematician who lived in the city of Perga, ancient Greece, present-day Turkey, whose works survived time and came to our knowledge due to translations made into Arabic, were taken into consideration. It is a research in the area of Mathematics Education, more specifically in History of Mathematics and, belonging to the field of History in Mathematics Teaching. We carry out research of basic nature, exploratory in relation to the objective, bibliographical and documental according to the procedures. We conclude with a discussion on the reasons why the use of the History of Mathematics, as a didactic resource, brings advantages not only for the student, but also for our formation as teachers.