The origin and early impact of the Moore method

American Mathematical Monthly

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 465-486

  Zitarelli, David E ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 3042771393     PISSN: 00029890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4145066     Document Type: Article

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