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ERIC Number: EJ436607
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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The Conceptual Evolution of Actual Mathematical Infinity.
Moreno A., Luis E.; Waldegg, Guillermina
Educational Studies in Mathematics, v22 n3 p211-31 Jun 1991
Analyzed are the different stages in the conceptual evolution of infinity as developed historically through the work of Bolzano and Cantor. Results of a study of 18 to 20 year old's concept of infinity prior to instruction produced aspects of the passage between conceptual levels of infinity. (MDH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Tests, Concept Formation, High Schools, Learning Theories, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Education, Mathematics History, Measures (Individuals), Postsecondary Education, Set Theory
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
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