The transition from comparison of finite to the comparison of infinite sets: Teaching prospective teachers

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 38, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 209-234

  Tsamir, Pessia ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b Kibbutzim College   (Israel)

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EID: 0010033385     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: 15730816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-1584-3_10     Document Type: Review

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