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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455971703321

Titolo

Learning and teaching number theory [[electronic resource] ] : research in cognition and instruction / / edited by Stephen R. Campbell and Rina Zazkis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn., : Ablex Pub., 2002

ISBN

1-280-31546-6

9786610315468

0-313-01603-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (244 p.)

Collana

Mathematics, learning, and cognition. monograph series of the Journal of mathematical behavior ; ; v. 2

Altri autori (Persone)

CampbellStephen R

ZazkisRina

Disciplina

510 s

512/.7071

Soggetti

Number theory - Study and teaching

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1 Toward Number Theory as a Conceptual Field; 2 Coming to Terms with Division: Preservice Teachers' Understanding; 3 Conceptions of Divisibility: Success and Understanding; 4 Language of Number Theory: Metaphor and Rigor; 5 Understanding Elementary Number Theory at the Undergraduate Level: A Semiotic Approach; 6 Integrating Content and Process in Classroom Mathematics; 7 Patterns of Thought and Prime Factorization; 8 What Do Students Do with Conjectures? Preservice Teachers' Generalizations on a Number Theory Task; 9 Generic Proofs in Number Theory

10 The Development of Mathematical Induction as a Proof Scheme: A Model for DNR-Based Instruction11 Reflections on Mathematics Education Research Questions in Elementary Number Theory; Author Index; Subject Index; About the Contributors