1, enliven the classroom teaching atmosphere and stimulate students' interest in learning mathematics: in mathematics teaching, properly interspersed with knowledge of mathematics history is an effective means to stimulate students' interest in learning mathematics. In the teaching process, according to the subject content, some brief historical knowledge may be inserted appropriately, which may attract students' attention.

2. Cultivate students' innovative spirit: The ancients said that "reading history can lead to wisdom", and "wisdom" means inspiring and developing intelligence. Mathematics is the crystallization of the high development of human rational civilization, showing great creativity. In mathematics teaching, telling history can enhance the vividness and interest of mathematics teaching and cultivate students' scientific spirit, which has been recognized and valued by all mathematics teachers.

3. The history of mathematics development is a history of constant innovation. Generations of mathematicians are not confined to the established and ingrained views, put forward cross-examination, and use creative thinking to break away from the shackles of the old frame, leading to leap again and again. The emergence and solution of the crisis in the history of mathematics embodies the spirit of generations of mathematicians who dare to use creative thinking to break away from the shackles of the old frame and constantly explore for the pursuit of truth.

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The task of studying the history of mathematics is to find out the basic historical facts in the development of mathematics, reproduce its original features, and make scientific and reasonable explanations, explanations and evaluations on mathematical achievements, theoretical systems and development models through these historical phenomena, so as to explore the laws and cultural essence of the development of mathematical science.

As the basic methods and means to study the history of mathematics, there are often historical textual research, mathematical analysis, comparative research and other methods.

The study of the history of mathematics should not only follow the laws of history, but also follow the laws of mathematical science. According to this feature, mathematical analysis can be used as a special auxiliary means in the study of mathematical history. In the absence or lack of historical data, we can analyze the contents and methods of ancient mathematics from the height of modern mathematics, so as to trace the source, summarize the theory and put forward historical hypothesis. Mathematical analysis is actually a connection between "ancient" and "present".