Development of students' understanding of cosets, normality, and quotient groups

Journal of Mathematical Behavior

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 241-309

  Asiala, Mark ^c   Dubinsky, Ed ^b   Mathews, David M ^c   Morics, Steven ^c   Oktaç, Asuman ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0040653552     PISSN: 07323123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-3123(97)90029-8     Document Type: Article

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