Gestures and a chain of signification: The case of equilibrium solutions

Mathematics Education Research Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 347-369

  Keene, Karen Allen ^a   Rasmussen, Chris ^b   Stephan, Michelle ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chain of signification; Conceptual thread; Differential equations; Gestures; Mathematics education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865742266     PISSN: 10332170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13394-012-0054-3     Document Type: Article

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