The performance of undergraduate students in the limit concept

International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 323-330

  Cetin, Nezahat ^a  

^a ANADOLU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Concept definition; Concept image; Limit

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651154191     PISSN: 0020739X     EISSN: 14645211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207390802568119     Document Type: Article

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