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International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology

2012 Volume 43, Number 2

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Number of articles: 11

  1. The Prospective Mathematics Teachers' Thought Processes and Views about Using Problem-Based Learning in Statistics Education

    Berna Canturk-Gunhan, Esra Bukova-Guzel & Zekiye Ozgur

    The purpose of this study is to determine prospective mathematics teachers' views about using problem-based learning (PBL) in statistics teaching and to examine their thought processes. It is a... More

    pp. 145-165

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  2. The Way Adults with Orientation to Mathematics Teaching Cope with the Solution of Everyday Real-World Problems

    Avikam Gazit & Dorit Patkin

    The article aims to check the way adults, "some who are" practicing mathematics teachers at elementary school, "some who are" academicians making a career change to mathematics teachers at junior... More

    pp. 167-176

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  3. Professional Development in Statistics, Technology, and Cognitively Demanding Tasks: Classroom Implementation and Obstacles

    Gregory D. Foley, Heba Bakr Khoshaim, Maha Alsaeed & S Nihan Er

    Attending professional development programmes can support teachers in applying new strategies for teaching mathematics and statistics. This study investigated (a) the extent to which the... More

    pp. 177-196

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  4. Typology of Engineering Mathematics Learners in a Singapore Polytechnic: A Socio-Psychological Perspective

    Henry Khiat

    This study aims to understand how engineering mathematics students form intentions in mathematics learning from a socio-psychological perspective. A grounded theory approach was adopted and 21... More

    pp. 197-218

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  5. Sequences of Definite Integrals, Infinite Series and Stirling Numbers

    Thierry Dana-Picard & David G. Zeitoun

    We compute closed forms for some parametric integrals. The tools used are MacLaurin developments and other infinite series. Finally, Stirling numbers appear. (Contains 1 figure.) More

    pp. 219-230

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  6. Calculus of One and More Variables with Maple

    Libuse Samkova

    This is a guide to using Maple in teaching fundamental calculus of one, two and three variables (limits, derivatives, integrals, etc.), also suitable for Maple beginners. It outlines one of the... More

    pp. 230-244

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  7. The "Number Crunch" Game: A Simple Vehicle for Building Algebraic Reasoning Skills

    Steve Sugden

    A newspaper numbers game based on simple arithmetic relationships is discussed. Its potential to give students of elementary algebra practice in semi-"ad hoc" reasoning and to build general... More

    pp. 244-258

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  8. Cross Coursing in Mathematics: Physical Modelling in Differential Equations Crossing to Discrete Dynamical Systems

    Brian Winkel

    We give an example of cross coursing in which a subject or approach in one course in undergraduate mathematics is used in a completely different course. This situation crosses falling body... More

    pp. 258-262

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  9. Topological X-Rays Revisited

    Mark Lynch

    We continue our study of topological X-rays begun in Lynch ["Topological X-rays and MRI's," iJMEST 33(3) (2002), pp. 389-392]. We modify our definition of a topological magnetic resonance imaging... More

    pp. 263-266

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  10. Sample Size for the "Z" Test and Its Confidence Interval

    Xiaofeng Steven Liu

    The statistical power of a significance test is closely related to the length of the confidence interval (i.e. estimate precision). In the case of a "Z" test, the length of the confidence interval ... More

    pp. 266-270

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  11. On Rank and Nullity

    David E. Dobbs

    This note explains how Emil Artin's proof that row rank equals column rank for a matrix with entries in a field leads naturally to the formula for the nullity of a matrix and also to an algorithm... More

    pp. 271-283

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