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Trenkler, Götz; Trenkler, Dietrich – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2017
Given three planes in space, a complete characterization of their intersection is provided. Special attention is paid to the case when the intersection set does not exist of one point only. Besides the vector cross product, the tool of generalized inverse of a matrix is used extensively.
Descriptors: Algebra, Geometric Concepts, Equations (Mathematics), Matrices
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Anatriello, Giuseppina; Tortoriello, Francesco Saverio; Vincenzi, Giovanni – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2016
In line with the latest positions of Gottlob Frege, this article puts forward the hypothesis that the cognitive bases of mathematics are geometric in nature. Starting from the geometry axioms of the "Elements" of Euclid, we introduce a geometric theory of proportions along the lines of the one introduced by Grassmann in…
Descriptors: Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Geometry, Numbers
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Benacka, Jan – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2012
In some secondary mathematics curricula, there is a topic called Stereometry that deals with investigating the position and finding the intersection, angle, and distance of lines and planes defined within a prism or pyramid. Coordinate system is not used. The metric tasks are solved using Pythagoras' theorem, trigonometric functions, and sine and…
Descriptors: Trigonometry, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics, Mathematics Education