Applied Functions and Graphs: A Necessary Topic for Developmental Mathematics.

Garofalo, Joe; Durant, Kingsley

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ERIC Number: EJ446287

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Publication Date: 1991

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Applied Functions and Graphs: A Necessary Topic for Developmental Mathematics.

Garofalo, Joe; Durant, Kingsley

Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, v8 n1 p51-55 Fall 1991

Presents a rationale for including applied functions and graphs in developmental mathematics courses, arguing that the ability to construct, interpret, and represent functional relationships is important in every discipline. Discusses student difficulties with abstract and applied functions and curricular and instructional implications. (DMM)

Descriptors: Course Content, Functions (Mathematics), Graphs, Mathematical Applications, Mathematics Instruction, Postsecondary Education, Relevance (Education), Remedial Mathematics, Student Problems

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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