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Narli, Serkan; Baser, Nes'e – Online Submission, 2008
Infinity has contradictions arising from its nature. Since mind is actually adapted to finite realities attained by behaviors in space and time, when one starts to deal with real infinity, contradictions will arise. In particular, Cantorian Set Theory for it involves the notion of "equivalence of a set to one of its proper subsets,"…
Descriptors: Mathematical Logic, Mathematics Instruction, Preservice Teachers, Mathematics Teachers
McLoughlin, M. Padraig M. M. – Online Submission, 2004
The author of this paper submits that humans have a natural inquisitiveness; hence, mathematicians (as well as other humans) must be active in learning. Thus, we must commit to conjecture and prove or disprove said conjecture. Ergo, the purpose of the paper is to submit the thesis that learning requires doing; only through inquiry is learning…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Active Learning, Inquiry, Validity