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Direct linkMerrotsy, Peter – Australian Senior Mathematics Journal, 2008
The concept of symmetry is fundamental to mathematics. Arguments and proofs based on symmetry are often aesthetically pleasing because they are subtle and succinct and non-standard. This article uses notions of symmetry to approach the solutions to a broad range of mathematical problems. It responds to Krutetskii's criteria for mathematical…
Descriptors: Logical Thinking, Mathematics Instruction, Cognitive Ability, Mathematical Logic
Farmer, Jim – Australian Senior Mathematics Journal, 2008
In this article, the author responds to the paper "Exploring pre-service teachers' understanding of statistical variation: Implications for teaching and research" by Sashi Sharma (see EJ779107). In that paper, Sharma described a study "designed to investigate pre-service teachers' acknowledgment of variation in sampling and distribution…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Statistical Analysis, Probability
