Prospective Elementary Teachers' Use of Mathematical Reasoning in Solving a Lever Mechanics Problem

School Science and Mathematics

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 228-235

  Briscoe, Carol ^a   Stout, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 85158265731     PISSN: 00366803     EISSN: 19498594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1949-8594.2001.tb18025.x     Document Type: Article

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