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Direct linkGordon, Florence S.; Gordon, Sheldon P. – AMATYC Review, 2006
All advocates of curriculum reform talk about an increased emphasis on conceptual understanding in mathematics. In this article, the authors use many examples to address the following issues: What does conceptual understanding mean, especially in introductory courses such as college algebra, precalculus, or calculus? How do we recognize its…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Introductory Courses, Educational Change, Calculus
