Peter Baireuther

Peter Baireuther (* 1948 in Schwäbisch Gmünd ) is a German mathematician and professor emeritus at PH Weingarten .

Career

After studying mathematics and physics at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich from 1966 to 1970 , Peter Baireuther started his first position as an assistant at the PH Schwäbisch Gmünd in 1971 . In 1974 he switched to teaching at the Pedagogical University of Esslingen , which was still in existence at the time , where he was appointed professor in 1977. In 1981 he moved to the PH Weingarten as a professor of mathematics and its didactics. There he was also dean of the former Faculty III for several years . He retired in October 2013.

working area

Baireuther mainly deals with the didactics of mathematics. He mainly examines the question of how basic mathematical ideas can be developed and promoted in children . In addition, he analyzes processes of understanding in mathematics lessons and works on the further development of the teaching culture in this subject area. His two books “Mathematics Lessons in Classes 1 and 2” and “Mathematics Lessons in Classes 3 and 4” are standard literature for teacher training for elementary schools in Baden-Württemberg. Baireuther is particularly interested in the so-called "form number aspect", i.e. the relationship between numbers and geometric shapes and what use this has for the development of basic mathematical ideas. In addition to individual specialist lectures and seminars, Baireuther teaches primarily in the field of primary school didactics.

Web links

• Literature by and about Peter Baireuther in the catalog of the German National Library
• Baireuther's homepage