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Download full textSlavit, David – 1994
This paper has two goals. The first is to present a model of the acquisition of a concept image of function. Theories describing the objectification of function are outlined through two different but related paths, and both stem from the conception of function as a process. The first path to objectification involves the generalization of the…
Descriptors: Algebra, Computation, Educational Technology, Functions (Mathematics)
Peer reviewedRawlins, Phil – Mathematics in School, 1991
The quadratic function can be modeled in real life by a suspension bridge that supports a uniform weight. This activity uses concrete models and computer generated graphs to discover the mathematical model of the shape of the main cable of a suspension bridge. (MDH)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Enrichment Activities, Functions (Mathematics)
