A role for geometry in general education

Designing Learning Environments for Developing Understanding of Geometry and Space

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 3-44

  Goldenberg, E Paul ^a   Cuoco, Albert A ^a   Mark, June ^a  

^a EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203053461-6     Document Type: Chapter

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