History of Science and Engineering Annotation << Back FROM THE HISTORY OF WRITING TESTS IN MATHEMATICS FOR THE CERTIFICATE OF MATURITY IN THE PRE-REVOLUTIONARY GYMNASIUM T.S. Bakhvalova This article deals with new historical facts of organization and conducting fi nal tests in mathematics in the prerevolutionary gymnasium. The samples of some conditions of tasks in arithmetic, algebra, geometry and trigonometry are provided. It is said that these exams were conducted in the atmosphere of exactingness and objectivity. The level of objectivity was so high that there was no need to take more exams at university. The process of checking the writing tests was taken quite seriously. The results of these exams were discussed in local institutions and in the government. Firstly there were four tasks in the writing exams (in arithmetic, algebra, geometry and trigonometry) then only two of them were left (in algebra and geometry). These tasks had an assorted character (for completing them it was necessary to know different areas of mathematics). Keywords: the history of mathematical education; the exam in mathematics. Contacts: E-mail: tatya.bah@yandex.ru Pp. 041-046.