Categories, definitions and mathematics : student reasoning about objects in analysis

This thesis has two integrated components, one theoretical and one investigative. The theoretical component considers human reason about categories of objects. First, it proposes that the standards of argumentation in everyday life are variable, with emphasis on direct generalisation, whereas standa...

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Main Author: Alcock, Lara
Published: University of Warwick 2001
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.246820