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Undergraduate Students' Definitional Practices in Mathematics
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Amelia M. Farid – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Mathematical definitions are central to learning and doing mathematics. Research has uncovered significant differences between how mathematicians and non-mathematicians construct, reason about, and refine mathematical definitions. Various strands of research provide insight into the development of definitional practices, yet an integrated approach…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Definitions, College Mathematics, Humanities