Applications of arithmetic in us and chinese textbooks: A comparative study lianghuo fan

International Comparisons in Mathematics Education

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 151-162

  Fan, Lianghuo ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 85071127866     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203012086-16     Document Type: Chapter

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