Irrational numbers: The gap between formal and intuitive knowledge

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-76

  Sirotic, Natasa ^a   Zazkis, Andrina ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dimensions of knowledge; Intuitive knowledge; Irrational numbers; Prospective secondary teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846841066     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: 15730816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10649-006-9041-5     Document Type: Review

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