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ERIC Number: EJ196844
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978-Nov
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Insight and Intuition in Mathematics.
MacDonald, I. D.
Educational Studies in Mathematics, v9 n4 p411-20 Nov 1978
The nature of insight is discussed as it relates to mathematical models. Intuition and the intuitively obvious are argued to have no necessary connection with models. (MP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Generalization, Higher Education, Instruction, Logic, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Education, Problem Solving
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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