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ERIC Number: EJ717745
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Nov-1
Pages: 8
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0025-5769
Drug Levels and Difference Equations
Acker, Kathleen A.
Mathematics Teacher, v98 n4 p266 Nov 2004
American university offers a course in finite mathematics whose focus is difference equation with emphasis on real world applications. The conclusion states that students learned to look for growth and decay patterns in raw data, to recognize both arithmetic and geometric growth, and to model both scenarios with graphs and difference equations.
Descriptors: Equations (Mathematics), College Students, Arithmetic, Geometry, College Mathematics, Mathematics Education
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1502. Web site: http://www.nctm.org.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
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