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Mamona-Downs, Joanna – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2010
An account is made of the relationship between the convergence behaviour of a sequence and the accumulation points of the underlying set of the sequence. The aim is to provide students with opportunities to contrast two types of mathematical entities through their commonalities and differences in structure. The more set-oriented perspective that…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Thinking Skills, Calculus
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Kabael, Tangul Uygur – Australian Senior Mathematics Journal, 2010
The derivative of a composite function, taken with the chain rule is one of the important notions in calculus. This paper describes a study conducted in Turkey that shows that the chain rule was given with the formula in function notation and/or the Leibniz notation without relating these formulas to life-related problem situations in the…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Foreign Countries, Learning Experience, Calculus