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Peer reviewedMcDonald, Wm. Duffy – Mathematics Teacher, 1992
Great care must be taken when making the jump from the finite to the infinite. The concept of infinity is explored through a series of examples from infinite sequences, presenting potential contradictions that could occur from a natural extension of finding the fraction form of a repeating decimal. (MDH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Divergent Thinking
