Mathematics and argumentation

Foundations of Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 1-8

  Aberdein, Andrew ^a  

^a FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Argumentation; Mathematical practice

Indexed keywords

ARGUMENTATION; ARGUMENTATION THEORY; DIVERSE RANGE; MATHEMATICAL PRACTICE; PHILOSOPHY OF MATHEMATICS;

SOCIAL SCIENCES;

EDUCATION COMPUTING;

EID: 60449104780     PISSN: 12331821     EISSN: 15728471     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10699-008-9158-3     Document Type: Article

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