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De Villiers, Michael – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1994
Discusses partitioning and hierarchical types of classification, a theoretical analysis of the role and function of hierarchical classification in mathematics, and the teaching of a hierarchical classification of quadrilaterals. (Contains 21 references.) (MKR)
Descriptors: Classification, Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Education
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Thomaidis, Yannis – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1991
Presents an attempt to combine the history of mathematics of ancient Greece with the course on theoretical geometry taught in Greek secondary schools. Three sections present the history of ancient Greek geometry, geometrical constructions using straightedges and compasses, and an application of Ptolemy's theorem in solving ancient astronomy…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geometric Concepts, Geometric Constructions, Integrated Activities