A dialectical approach to the formation of mathematical abstractions

Mathematics Education Research Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 89-112

  Ozmantar, Mehmet Fatih ^a   Monaghan, John ^b  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 47049084923     PISSN: 10332170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03217457     Document Type: Article

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