Creativity: The essence of mathematics

Journal for the Education of the Gifted

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 236-260

  Mann, Eric L ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34250897541     PISSN: 01623532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4219/jeg-2006-264     Document Type: Article

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