R Dr R: Engaging students with significant mathematical content from the simpsons

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Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-39

  Greenwald, Sarah J ^a   Nestler, Andrew ^b  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SANTA MONICA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Flat land; Pop culture; Reducing math anxiety; The Simpsons; Writing assignments

Indexed keywords

EID: 85019421916     PISSN: 10511970     EISSN: 19354053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10511970408984074     Document Type: Article

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