The development of students' graphical understanding of the derivative

Journal of Mathematical Behavior

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 399-431

  Asiala, Mark ^a   Cottrill, Jim ^b   Dubinsky, Ed ^b   Schwingendorf, Keith E ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031521274     PISSN: 07323123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0732-3123(97)90015-8     Document Type: Article

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