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Hogue, Mark; Scarcelli, Dominic – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2022
Tangent lines are often first introduced to students in geometry during the study of circles. The topic may be repeatedly reintroduced to students in different contexts throughout their schooling, and often each reintroduction is accompanied by a new, nonequivalent definition of tangent lines. In calculus, tangent lines are again reintroduced to…
Descriptors: Calculus, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Mathematical Concepts