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Re: How teaching factors rather than multiplicand & multiplier
confuses kids!
Posted:
Nov 16, 2012 5:49 PM
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Robert Hansen says:
> Can you tell me how you picture the students' minds unravelling these examples into a generic theory of continuity?
Kirby replies:
>I'm not necessarily looking for a "generic theory of continuity" as I don't imagine most adults have that either.
I don't think most college math majors do either -- I'm curious, what does R. Hansen mean by "generic theory of continuity"?
Joe N
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