Calculus using proximities: a mathematical approach in which students can actually prove theorems

Teaching and learning calculus are notoriously difficult and the didactic solutions may involve resorting to intuitive but vague definitions or informal gestures offered as proofs. The teaching literature is rife with examples of metaphors, adverb manipulations and descriptions of what happens “just...

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Main Author: O’Donovan Richard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2017-02-01
Series:Open Mathematics
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Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/math.2017.15.issue-1/math-2017-0007/math-2017-0007.xml?format=INT