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ERIC Number: EJ675345
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1954
Advanced Mathematical Thinking in a Technological Workplace.
Magajna, Zlatan; Monaghan, John
Educational Studies in Mathematics, v52 n2 p101-22 2003
Examines the use of mathematics in a computer-aided design and manufacturing setting, whether this mathematics is related to school mathematics, how technicians understand this mathematics, and the role of technology in the technicians' mathematics-related problem solving activities. Focuses on technician's calculations of the interval volume of moulds they produce for glass factories. (Author/KHR)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Design, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Mathematical Applications, Mathematics Education, Problem Solving, Vocational Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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