Making connections: network theory, embodied mathematics, and mathematical understanding

In this dissertation, I propose that network theory offers a useful frame for informing mathematics education. Mathematical understanding, like the discipline of formal mathematics within which it is subsumed, possesses attributes characteristic of complex systems. As the techniques of network theor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mowat, Elizabeth M.
Other Authors: Davis, Brent (Secondary Education)
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10048/853