On the Need for a Bridging Language for Mathematical Modeling.

Schwartz, Judah; Yerushalmy, Michal

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ERIC Number: EJ512548

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Publication Date: 1995

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On the Need for a Bridging Language for Mathematical Modeling.

Schwartz, Judah; Yerushalmy, Michal

For the Learning of Mathematics, v15 n2 p29-35 Jun 1995

Contends that, though much attention is given in mathematics to the problem of sensitizing people to the need for identifying elements of a situation and representing them symbolically, little or no effort is devoted to the problem of helping them express the relationships among these elements. (11 references) (MKR)

Descriptors: Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Role, Mathematical Linguistics, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Symbols (Mathematics), Word Problems (Mathematics)

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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