A Constructive response to 'Where mathematics comes from'

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 79-91

  Schiralli, Martin ^a   Sinclair, Nathalie ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 3543012297     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: 15730816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023673520853     Document Type: Article

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