On the role of mathematics in explaining the material world: Mental models for proportional reasoning

Cognitive Science

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 471-516

  Schwartz, Daniel L ^a   Moore, Joyce L ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032185262     PISSN: 03640213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15516709cog2204_3     Document Type: Article

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