Concepts, terms and symbols in mathematics textbooks
The article discusses the problems of definitions of concepts of school mathematics in textbooks. Excerpts from textbooks show how interpretations of a fraction having no necessary properties of a mathematical definition have changed over the decades. The alternative of a concept of a fraction bas...
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The article discusses the problems of definitions of concepts of school mathematics in textbooks. Excerpts from textbooks show how interpretations of a fraction having no necessary properties of a mathematical definition have changed over the decades. The alternative of a concept of a fraction based on the number line is discussed.
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| spelling | doaj-art-90595025b30b4b0093303559589be75b2025-01-20T18:14:58ZengVilnius University PressLietuvos Matematikos Rinkinys0132-28182335-898X2023-11-0164B10.15388/LMR.2023.33597Concepts, terms and symbols in mathematics textbooksRimas Norvaiša0Vilnius University The article discusses the problems of definitions of concepts of school mathematics in textbooks. Excerpts from textbooks show how interpretations of a fraction having no necessary properties of a mathematical definition have changed over the decades. The alternative of a concept of a fraction based on the number line is discussed. https://www.journals.vu.lt/LMR/article/view/33597concept of fractionconcept of quotientnumber linetextbook school mathematicsmathematical nominalism |
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