数学以其纯净的理性之光照亮人类探索宇宙奥秘的征途，是人类文化最精致的花朵之一，现代科学理论无一例外都依赖于数学。数学不仅为研究自然界提供科学的方法和工具，还为所有科学研究数量的规定性和结构关系提供方法和工具，数学已经广泛地渗透到了文化发展众多领域，成了各门科学——自然科学、社会科学、人文科学和思维科学发展的共同工具。项目拟从4个方面开展相关工作：（1）数学文化的概念、内涵、文化价值；（2）西南联大时期数学史研究；（3）云南数学史研究；（4）云南少数民族数学文化研究。意义有四：一是弘扬科学精神，传播数学文化；二是传承和弘扬西南联大精神；三是提高民族自信心和自豪感，推动教育均衡发展，进一步巩固脱贫攻坚成果，进一步巩固民族团结；四是服务边疆民族地区教育和社会各项事业。

Mathematics with its pure rational light to illuminate the human exploration of the universe mystery journey，mathematics is one of the most delicate flowers of human culture, and modern scientific theories are all dependent on mathematics without exception. Mathematics not only provide scientific methods and tools for study the nature, also to provide methods and tools for all science to study quantitative prescriptive and structural relations. Mathematics has penetrated into many fields of cultural development extensively, and has become a common tool for the development of various sciences -- natural science, social science, humanities science and thinking science. The project plans to carry out related work from four aspects : (1) the concept, connotation and cultural value of mathematical culture; (2) study on the history of mathematics in the period of Southwest Associated University; (3) history of Yunnan mathematics; (4) minority mathematics culture in Yunnan. There are four significances: First, carry forward the scientific spirit and spread the mathematics culture; Second, carry forward the spirit of Southwest Associated University; Third, enhance national confidence and pride, promote balanced development of education, further consolidate the achievements of poverty alleviation, and further consolidate national unity; Fourth, we will serve various educational and social undertakings in border areas inhabited by ethnic minorities.