A Synergy between History of Mathematics and Mathematics Education: A Possible Path from Geometry to Symbolic Algebra

This paper proposes an experimental path aimed at guiding upper secondary school students to overcome that discontinuity, often perceived by them, between learning geometry and learning algebra. This path contributes to making students aware of how the algebraic language, formalized in the most powe...

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Main Author: Emilia Florio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Education Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/10/9/243