Students' use of the x-intercept as an instance of a transitional conception

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 169-197

  Moschkovich, Judit N ^a  

^a TERC   (United States)

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EID: 54649084791     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: 15730816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003539828299     Document Type: Article

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