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ERIC Number: EJ610458
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0045-0685
Pattern and Proof: The Art of Mathematical Thinking.
Petocz, Peter; Petocz, Dubravka
Australian Mathematics Teacher, v53 n3 p12-15,17 Aug 1997
Describes a project that features a video in the form of a documentary built around a series of six case studies in mathematical thinking: geometry, number, measurement, algebra, chance and data, functions, and calculus. Chooses an example from each area to illustrate inductive and deductive thinking-patterns and proof. (ASK)
Descriptors: High Schools, Instructional Materials, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Patterns in Mathematics, Proof (Mathematics), Thinking Skills, Videotape Cassettes
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Language: English
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