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Çekmez, Erdem; Baki, Adnan – PRIMUS, 2016
The concept of a tangent is important in understanding many topics in mathematics and science. Earlier studies on students' understanding of the concept of a tangent have reported that they have various misunderstandings and experience difficulties in transferring their knowledge about the tangent line from Euclidean geometry into calculus. In…
Descriptors: Generalization, Mathematical Concepts, Comprehension, Differences
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Kabael, Tangul Uygur – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2011
The focus of this study in which the theoretical framework of APOS was used is students' generalizing function notion from single variable to two-variable function concepts in Analysis II course in the elementary mathematics education program. In the teaching process, teaching activities that support generalizing the function notion with multiple…
Descriptors: Calculus, Mathematics, Preservice Teachers, Mathematics Education