TAKING THE TRICKS OUT OF MATHEMATICS

Autor: David J. Sprows
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: PRIMUS. 14:40-42
ISSN: 1935-4053
1051-1970
DOI: 10.1080/10511970408984075
Popis: This note considers some of the mathematical devices or “tricks” that have become a standard part of the presentations of such material as the division of complex numbers or the product rule for derivatives. Alternates to these tricks are discussed as well as the reasons why such tricks should not be used.
Databáze: OpenAIRE