Modelling with Step-Functions.

De Villiers, Michael D.

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ERIC Number: EJ389607

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Publication Date: 1988

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Modelling with Step-Functions.

De Villiers, Michael D.

Mathematics in School, v17 n5 p8-10 Nov 1988

Describes the use of step-functions in modelling instruction. Classifies modelling into three categories: direct, analogical, and creative application. Provides and discusses modelling postal rates and other problems as examples. (YP)

Descriptors: Algebra, Functions (Mathematics), Graphs, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Formulas, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Teachers, Models, Secondary School Mathematics

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