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Gonzalez-Martin, Alejandro S.; Camacho, Matias – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2004
In this work we show some activities designed with a First Year group of the Mathematics Degree to give the graphic register back its mathematical status and promote its use on the part of the students. In particular, we have chosen the topic related to improper integration to reinforce the use of this register by the students. [For complete…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Education, College Mathematics
Garuti, Rossella; Dapueto, Carlo; Boero, Paolo – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2003
The report describes a mathematical modelling activity of a natural phenomenon (transmission of hereditary characters in a codominance case) using the concept of model as a theoretical instrument. The chosen tool enables us to show how the construction of a link between reality and a model is related to the evolution of the graphical…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Class Activities, Case Studies, Mathematical Models