Models to Show the Impossibility of Division by Zero.

Watson, Jane M.

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Publication Date: 1991

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Models to Show the Impossibility of Division by Zero.

Watson, Jane M.

School Science and Mathematics, v91 n8 p373-76 Dec 1991

The issue of division by zero is discussed. Activities that cover the topics of measurement division, partition division, relationship to fractions, confusion with dividing into zero, dividing zero by zero, and relation to more formal numbers are presented. (KR)

Descriptors: Division, Elementary Secondary Education, Fractions, Graphs, Learning Activities, Manipulative Materials, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Education, Reciprocals (Mathematics), Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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