The International Journal for the History of Mathematics Education Volume 3 Number 2, 2008

Table of Contents

Editorial

Research Papers
The Origins and the Early History of ICMI

David Eugene Smith and the Founding of the International Commission on the Teaching of Mathematics

Mathematics Education in the ICMI Perspective

The "Jacob Method": An Example of Application of Cognitive Theories in the Period of the Introduction of Calculus in Austrian Secondary Mathematics Instruction

Case Study About How Bourbakism Became Implemented Via International Agencies in a Key Region of Brazil

Societal Demands on the Profession of the Mathematics Teacher in Iceland in a Historical Context

The Development of Mathematics Education as a Scientific Discipline: Reflections from a German Perspective

Mathematical Technologies as a Vehicle for Intuition and Experiment: A Foundational Theme of the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction, and a Continuing Preoccupation

ICMI, the History of Mathematics, and the Future of Mathematics Education

Review
Recurrent Issues Vying for Change: A review of Nathalie Sinclair's The History of the Geometry Curriculum in the United States, rev. by PATRICIO HERBST

Notes on Contributors
Information for Contributors