Mathematical Modeling and Pure Mathematics

Autor: Zalman Usiskin
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School. 20:476-482
ISSN: 2328-5486
1072-0839
Popis: solving” in the traditional sense. Word problems embody the hope that external images will lighten the atmosphere in which mathematics is done, but let’s not kid ourselves: the purpose of a word problem is only to practice the mathematics of the current chapter. Therefore an answer to a word problem is considered correct if the student finds the applicable algorithm and carries it out successfully. But mathematical modeling demands more.
Databáze: OpenAIRE