The Klein Project – elementary mathematics from a higher standpoint

Abstract

The Klein Project is an IMU and ICMI project with the aim of producing mathematics resources for secondary teachers on contemporary mathematics. It was inspired by Felix Klein’s book “Elementary Mathematics from a Higher Standpoint,” first published over 100 years ago. It is intended as a stimulus for mathematics teachers, to help them make connections between the mathematics they teach, or they can be asked to teach, and the field of academic mathematics, while taking into account the evolution of this field over the last century. In the following, the origin of this project, the aims and intentions, the present state and the upcoming aims are described.