Abordagem literária no ensino da matemática - uma breve análise sobre a obra de Malba Taham “o homem que calculava no ensino médio

Abstract

This article highlights literature as a possible way to bring students closer to the universe of mathematics. In this sense, the results of this research meet the general objective of analyzing the possibilities of using fragments of the text of the book "The Man who Calculated" by Malba Taham in didactic approaches in the teaching of Mathematics for High School. The research was based on qualitative exploratory views, critical reading, filing, questionnaires and interviews were selected as research techniques. In reading the book, several mathematical contents with potential to be used in teaching were observed so that students can contemplate mathematical knowledge.