Mathematical Thinking: The Struggle for Meaning - 0 views
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E Getter on 19 Mar 09This article focuses on three main points: "what is mathematical thinking, what does it have to do with mathematical content, and can it be taught." Mathematical thinking according to this article is a series of operations that do not necessarily apply just to math, like the scientific method. There are four processes in mathematical thinking which are: specializing, conjecturing, generalizing, and convincing