A Comparative Study of the Mathematics Textbooks of China, England, Japan, Korea, and the United States

New ICMI Study Series

Volumn 9, Issue , 2006, Pages 227-238

  Park, Kyungmee ^a   Leung, Koon Shing Frederick ^b  

^a Hong Ik University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

East Asian Country; Mathematic Textbook; Mathematical Concept; Mathematical Knowledge; Real Exchange Rate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84971614374     PISSN: 13876872     EISSN: 22151745     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/0-387-29723-5_14     Document Type: Chapter

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