Coordinating visual and analytic strategies: A study of students' understanding of the group D4

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 435-457

  Zazkis, Rina ^a   Dubinsky, Ed ^b,d   Dautermann, Jennie ^c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 21344463530     PISSN: 00218251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/749876     Document Type: Article

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