Who are we?

Who are we?

The Institute of Mathematics and Statistics of the Federal University of Goiás has existed since 1966 (though with another name before 1998), and since it began there have been students who study to become elementary and high-school teachers of mathematics.

Recently, in the 1990's, some professors here have become interested in the use of games – games which demand analysis and reason – as a pedagogical aid. In the year 2000, the study of Mathematical Games began and has since then become a topic for study in itself and as pedagogical technique for use in the classroom.

In 2009 there are five professors and staff of the university that work in this area. They are

Bryon Richard Hall
José Pedro ...
Maria Bethânia ...
Silmara ...
Zaíra ...