Perceptions of mathematics in engineering

European Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 305-316

  Winkelman, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Design education; Discourse analysis; Mathematics

Indexed keywords

EID: 75249093392     PISSN: 03043797     EISSN: 14695898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03043790902987378     Document Type: Article

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