Mathematics, statistics, and teaching

American Mathematical Monthly

Volumn 104, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 801-823

  Cobb, George W ^a   Moore, David S ^b  

^a MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031478830     PISSN: 00029890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2975286     Document Type: Article

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