If this is our mathematics, what are our stories?

International Journal of Computers for Mathematical Learning

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-21

  Healy, Lulu ^a   Sinclair, Nathalie ^b  

^a PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dynamic mathematisations; Expressive technologies; Ideational and conceptual mathematics; Microworlds; Narratives

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC SIGNAL PROCESSING; CONSTRAINT THEORY; MOTION ESTIMATION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENTS;

CONCEPTUAL MATHEMATICS; DYNAMIC MATHEMATISATIONS;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS;

EID: 34047218047     PISSN: 13823892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10758-006-9109-4     Document Type: Article

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