HPM is the International Study Group on the Relations between the History and Pedagogy of Mathematics, affiliated to the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI).
By combining the history of mathematics with the teaching and learning of mathematics, HPM is the link between the past and the future of mathematics. Therefore, the group aims at stressing the conception of mathematics as a living science, a science with a long history, a vivid present and an as yet unforeseen future. Among members of the group are researchers in mathematics education, mathematicians, historians of mathematics, teachers of mathematics and curriculum developers.
The HPM Group has a chair appointed each four years and an advisory board.
For more information consult the HPM Newsletter - also available on the HPM websites - or the websites themselves at www.clab.edc.uoc.gr/HPM and www.hpm-americas.org.
The newsletter co-editors are Kathy Clark, Snezana Lawrence and Helder Pinto. In the past, Chris Weeks was the co-editor of the newsletter. With his knowledge of the field and the group, he has been essential to the newsletter for more than six years.
The newsletters are published online as a supplement to the paper version. The online version is available on the website http://grouphpm.wordpress.com/.
There will be new articles online every month and these articles will go into the issues that will be published three times a year.