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When was Smith's course on the history of mathematics first offered?
189 1 year. According to official website's inquiry about the history of mathematics and mathematics education, 189 1 year, Smith, a famous American historian of mathematics, opened a course on the history of mathematics in Michigan Normal University. At the beginning of the 20th century, Smith set up a doctoral program in mathematics education in Teachers College of Columbia University. The history of mathematics is the most important degree course. In the preface to the first volume of History of Mathematics, Smith pointed out that the history of mathematics has been recognized as an important subject in teacher education.