Models of Limit Held by College Calculus Students.

Williams, Steven R.

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ERIC Number: EJ429212

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Publication Date: 1991

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Models of Limit Held by College Calculus Students.

Williams, Steven R.

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, v22 n3 p219-36 May 1991

A study documented 10 college students' understanding of the limit concept and the factors affecting changes in that understanding. Encouragement by the researchers for the students to change their common informal models of limit to more formal conceptions were met with extreme resistance. (Author/JJK)

Descriptors: Calculus, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, College Mathematics, Concept Formation, Higher Education, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Education, Qualitative Research

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Researchers; Practitioners

Language: English

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