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Direct linkTaylor, Tara; Knoll, Eva; Landry, Wendy – PRIMUS, 2016
Students often struggle with concepts from abstract algebra. Typical classes incorporate few ways to make the concepts concrete. Using a set of woven paper artifacts, this paper proposes a way to visualize and explore concepts (symmetries, groups, permutations, subgroups, etc.). The set of artifacts used to illustrate these concepts is derived…
Descriptors: Algebra, Mathematical Concepts, Generalization, Abstract Reasoning
Durisen, Richard H.; Pilachowski, Catherine A. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2004
Two astronomy professors, using the Decoding the Disciplines process, help their students use abstract theories to analyze light and to visualize the enormous scale of astronomical concepts. (Contains 5 figures.)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Physical Sciences, Introductory Courses, College Freshmen
