Students' understanding of mathematical objects in the context of transformational geometry: Implications for constructing and understanding proofs

Journal of Mathematical Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 196-207

  Portnoy, Neil ^a   Grundmeier, Todd A ^b   Graham, Karen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Linear algebra; Mathematical connections; Mathematics teacher education; Proof; Transformational geometry

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751212456     PISSN: 07323123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmathb.2006.09.002     Document Type: Article

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