Understanding what a proof is: A classroom-based approach

ZDM - International Journal on Mathematics Education

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 469-482

  Jahnke, Hans Niels ^a   Wambach, Ralf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

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EID: 84892899252     PISSN: 18639690     EISSN: 18639704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11858-013-0502-x     Document Type: Article

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