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ERIC Number: EJ446287
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-1046-3364
Applied Functions and Graphs: A Necessary Topic for Developmental Mathematics.
Garofalo, Joe; Durant, Kingsley
Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, v8 n1 p51-55 Fall 1991
Presents a rationale for including applied functions and graphs in developmental mathematics courses, arguing that the ability to construct, interpret, and represent functional relationships is important in every discipline. Discusses student difficulties with abstract and applied functions and curricular and instructional implications. (DMM)
Descriptors: Course Content, Functions (Mathematics), Graphs, Mathematical Applications, Mathematics Instruction, Postsecondary Education, Relevance (Education), Remedial Mathematics, Student Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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