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Exploration of Parametric Integrals Related to a Question of Soil Mechanics
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Dana-Picard, Thierry; Zeitoun, David – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2017
We study a 1-parameter family of trigonometric definite integrals, showing how the joint usage of Information and Communication Technologies and paper-and-pencil work lead to different outputs, revealing different mathematical meanings and different concrete meanings. This family of integrals is useful for describing a phenomenon in soil…
Descriptors: Trigonometry, Information Technology, Computation, Soil Science
Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics: Teacher's Understanding of Fundamental Mathematics in China and the United States.
Ma, Liping – 1999
This book features a comparative study of American and Chinese mathematics teachers. How teachers understand the content of mathematics and their practice of mathematics teaching is examined. The differences between Chinese and U.S. teachers' knowledge of mathematics for teaching are documented, and how Chinese teachers' understanding of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computation, Concept Formation, Elementary Secondary Education
Teachers' Conceptions of Mathematical Word Problems: A Basis for Professional Development
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Chapman, Olive – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2003
This paper reports on a study of mathematics teachers' thinking in the teaching of contextual or word problems [WP] with particular focus on teachers' conceptions of WP and the relationship to teaching. The 20 participants included Grades 1-12 preservice and inservice teachers. Data consisted of interviews and classroom observations. The findings…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Teacher Effectiveness, Word Problems (Mathematics), Mathematics Teachers