Analysis of Concatenations and Order of Operations in Written Mathematics

School Science and Mathematics

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 173-180

  Lee, Mary A ^a   Messner, Shelley J ^b  

^a MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Morris Area High School   (United States)

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EID: 38049024313     PISSN: 00366803     EISSN: 19498594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1949-8594.2000.tb17254.x     Document Type: Article

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