The concept of accumulation in calculus

Making the Connection: Research and Teaching in Undergraduate Mathematics Education

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 43-52

  Thompson, Patrick W ^a   Silverman, Jason ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84928359259     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.5948/UPO9780883859759.005     Document Type: Chapter

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