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ERIC Number: EJ504069
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0025-5769
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The Volume of a Sphere: A Chinese Derivation.
Swetz, Frank J.
Mathematics Teacher, v88 n2 p142-45 Feb 1995
Examines how ancient Chinese mathematicians attempted to correct an error concerning the volume of a sphere in the Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art, a compendium of the mathematics known and used in China in ancient times. (MKR)
Descriptors: Ancient History, Geometry, Mathematics Education, Mathematics History, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Secondary Education, Volume (Mathematics)
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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