The case of Bruce: A teacher's model of his students' algebraic thinking about equivalent expressions

Mathematics Education Research Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 103-123

  Hallagan, Jean E ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT OSWEGO   (United States)

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EID: 77956443553     PISSN: 10332170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03217431     Document Type: Article

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