A sense-making approach to proof: Strategies of students in traditional and problem-based number theory courses

Journal of Mathematical Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 73-90

  Smith, Jennifer Christian ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Proof; Proof construction; Proof validation; Sense making; Transition to proof courses

Indexed keywords

EID: 32044463639     PISSN: 07323123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmathb.2005.11.005     Document Type: Article

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