The construction of abstract units in geometric and numeric settings

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 67-83

  Wheatley, Grayson H ^a   Reynolds, Anne ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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EID: 24944509905     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: 15730816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00163753     Document Type: Article

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