An alternative approach to proof in dynamic geometry

Designing Learning Environments for Developing Understanding of Geometry and Space

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 369-394

  De Villiers, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203053461-22     Document Type: Chapter

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