Exponential Functions, Rates of Change, and the Multiplicative Unit.

Confrey, Jere; Smith, Erick

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Publication Date: 1994

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Exponential Functions, Rates of Change, and the Multiplicative Unit.

Confrey, Jere; Smith, Erick

Educational Studies in Mathematics, v26 n2-3 p135-64 Mar 1994

Describes a covariational, rather than correspondence, approach to functions that emphasizes rate of change. Proposes three ways of understanding rate of change in relation to exponential functions. (Contains 41 references.) (Author/MKR)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Constructivism (Learning), Exponents (Mathematics), Functions (Mathematics), Mathematical Models, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Secondary Education

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