Approaches to Algebra : Perspectives for Research and Teaching /

This book aims at understanding the functioning of algebraic reasoning, its characteristics, the difficulties students encounter in making the transition to algebra, and the situations conducive to its favorable development. Four different perspectives, each related to a corresponding conception of...

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Main Author: Bernarz, Nadine
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Kieran, Carolyn, Lee, Lesley
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 1996.
Series:Mathematics education library ; 18.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book aims at understanding the functioning of algebraic reasoning, its characteristics, the difficulties students encounter in making the transition to algebra, and the situations conducive to its favorable development. Four different perspectives, each related to a corresponding conception of algebra, provide avenues for its introduction: generalization, problem solving, modeling, and functions. The analysis of research on these perspectives is illuminated by a dual focus on epistemological (via the history of the development of algebra) and didactic concerns.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 348 pages)
ISBN:9789400917323 (electronic bk.)
9400917325 (electronic bk.)