The mathematics of leap years: sophistication versus content in mathematics education.

Autor: Chan, Yip Cheung, Pang, Kam Moon, Young, Kenneth
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Zdroj: International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science & Technology; October 2022, Vol. 53 Issue 11, p3166-3175, 10p
Abstrakt: The rules about leap years in the Gregorian calendar are rooted in a simple problem in elementary mathematics; surprisingly, the conventional rules are not intrinsically optimal. This problem can be of interest in different stages of mathematical education and illustrates a sometimes neglected point about curriculum and pedagogy: one must think about progression in terms of not only content but also sophistication of use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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