When learning chemistry, students must learn to extract chemical information from mathematical expressions. However, chemistry students' exposure to mathematics often comes primarily from pure mathematics courses, which can lead to knowledge fragmentation and potentially hinder their ability to use mathematics in chemistry. This study examines how…

The idea of what it means to understand mathematics has changed throughout history. Throughout, the function concept has remained a central theme. A conceptual understanding of function includes connections among multiple representations: (1) graphical; (2) verbal; (3) numerical; and (4) analytical. The idea of a function as a rule that describes…

Analyzes two transcripts of children's mathematical behavior to observe the nature of recursive levels and interrelationships among them. Describes several levels of the recursions. (YP)

Describes activities for grade levels 8 to 10 to improve students' understanding of the concepts of variable, expression, domain, and roots of an equation. Includes materials, objects, procedures, answers, and worksheets. (YP)

If we are to say that mathematics deals only with numbers, then the assumption that having mathematics without language will undoubtedly be correct. To some extent this assumption is true but the main point that needs attention at this stage is how would it be ever possible to talk about mathematics without language. Language is the means of…