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Students' Difficulties with Definitions in the Context of Proofs in Elementary Set Theory
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Shaker, Hedieh; Berger, Margot – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2016
In this paper we explore first-year students' difficulties with the use and interpretation of definitions of mathematical objects as they attempt proof construction exercises in the area of elementary set theory. The participants are students at a historically disadvantaged university in South Africa. In this study the activities and utterances of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Mathematics Education, Majors (Students)