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Direct linkKontorovich, Igor' – For the Learning of Mathematics, 2018
How do students cope with and make sense of polysemy in mathematics? Zazkis (1998) tackled these questions in the case of 'divisor' and 'quotient'. When requested to determine the quotient in the division of 12 by 5, some of her pre-service teachers operated in the domain of integers and argued for 2, while others adhered to rational numbers and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Concepts, Concept Formation, Arithmetic
Peer reviewedArcavi, Abraham; And Others – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1987
Described is the development and implementation of a course on the history of irrational numbers for inservice mathematics teachers in Israel. Some of the materials included in the course are discussed. (RH)
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Course Objectives, Higher Education, Mathematics
