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Why Is Algebra Important to Learn?

Usiskin, Zalman – American Educator, 1995

Explains the importance of students learning algebra, and provides examples of how it can benefit them in typical life encounters. The article reveals how algebra quantifies relationships between quantities, basic algebraic structures, and its importance in the deductive process. Several algebra problems that illustrate these points are presented.…

Descriptors: Algebra, Equations (Mathematics), Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Concepts

Language, Intellectual Structures and Common Mathematical Errors: A Call for Research.

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Parish, Charles R.; Ludwig, Hubert J. – School Science and Mathematics, 1994

Illustrates, categorizes, and analyzes typical mathematical errors in algebra and trigonometry made by high school and lower division college students. (16 references) (Author/MKR)

Descriptors: Algebra, Error Patterns, Higher Education, Mathematics Education