The motion behind the symbols: A vital role for dynamism in the conceptualization of limits and continuity in expert mathematics

Topics in Cognitive Science

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 299-316

  Marghetis, Tyler ^a   Núñez, Rafael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Calculus; Cauchy; Conceptualization; Fictive motion; Gesture; Mathematical practice; Metaphor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; GESTURE; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL PHENOMENA; MATHEMATICS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CONCEPT FORMATION; GESTURES; HUMANS; MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 84876301780     PISSN: 17568757     EISSN: 17568765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tops.12013     Document Type: Article

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