Relationship Between Students' Proof Schemes and Definitions
This research investigates relationships between undergraduate studentsâ understanding of proof and how this understanding relates to their conceptions of mathematical definitions. Three students in an introductory proofs course were each interviewed three times in order to assess their proof sche...
Main Author: | Plaxco, David Bryant |
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Other Authors: | Mathematics |
Format: | Others |
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Virginia Tech
2014
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/32930 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05172011-121003/ |
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