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Peer reviewedDavis, Philip J. – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1993
Argues for a mathematics education that interprets the word "theorem" in a sense that is wide enough to include the visual aspects of mathematical intuition and reasoning. Defines the term "visual theorems" and illustrates the concept using the Marigold of Theodorus. (Author/MDH)
Descriptors: Intuition, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Proof (Mathematics)
