On developing a rich conception of variable

Making the Connection: Research and Teaching in Undergraduate Mathematics Education

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 3-14

  Trigueros, María ^a   Jacobs, Sally ^b  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO AUTÓNOMO DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b Scottsdale Community College   (United States)

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EID: 84879648803     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.5948/UPO9780883859759.002     Document Type: Chapter

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