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ERIC Number: EJ717818
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004
Pages: 3
Abstractor: ERIC
Reference Count: 2
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0045-0685
Why Does 0.999? = 1? A Perennial Question and Number Sense
Beswick, Kim
Australian Mathematics Teacher, v60 n4 p7-9 2004
The problem considered in this paper demonstrates that quite profound and inherently fascinating mathematics is accessible to students who have a sound number sense and deep conceptual understanding of very basic mathematics. This is one of many reasons why we should teach mathematics in ways that promote these attributes in students.
Descriptors: Numbers, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Skills, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Formulas
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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