Conceptual Calculus: Fact or Fiction?.

Dreyfus, Tommy; Eisenberg, Theodore

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Publication Date: 1990

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Conceptual Calculus: Fact or Fiction?

Dreyfus, Tommy; Eisenberg, Theodore

Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications, v9 n2 p63-67 1990

Discusses a concept-oriented calculus course as an alternative to a traditional skill-oriented calculus course. Two main ideas of conceptual calculus are visual conceptualization and receptive argumentation. Includes typical examination questions. (14 references) (MKR)

Descriptors: Calculus, Concept Formation, Higher Education, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Proof (Mathematics), Secondary Education, Visualization

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Language: English

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