The Concept of function : aspects of epistemology and pedagogy / Ed Dubinsky, Guershon Harel, editors.
| Other author | Dubinsky, Ed. |
| Other author | Harel, Guershon. |
| Other author | Mathematical Association of America Conference ( (1990 : West Lafayette, Ind.) |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | [Place of publication not identified] : Mathematical Association of America, ©1992. |
| Description | xii, 333 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | MAA notes ; 25 MAA notes ; 25. ^A240125 |
| Contents | Research perspectives on conceptions of functions: summary and overview. Glossary. Theoretical perspectives for development of the function concept : On understanding the notion of function -- Operational origins of mathematical objects and the quandary of reification-The case offunction -- The nature of the process conception of function. Theory-based teaching experiments : Functions from an algebraic and graphic point of view: cognitive difficulties and teaching practices -- Horizontal and vertical growth of the student's conception of function. Conceptions held by students and teachers : On the development of a sense for functions -- Students' understanding of a function given by a physical model -- The function concept as a prototype for problems in mathematics learning -- Teachers' mathematical knowledge of the concept of function. The use of pedagogical software : Dynamic representation and the development of a process understanding of function -- Getting students to function in and with algebra -- Patterns in students' formalization of quantitative patterns. |
| Local note | Little-288412--305130041838- |
| Bibliography note | Bibliographical references : p. 319-333. |
| LCCN | 92064064 |
| ISBN | 0883850818 |