Alternative ways to initiate students’ intuition, and hence internalization, of why zero factorial is equal to one

Zero factorial, defined to be one, is often counterintuitive to students but nonetheless an interesting concept to convey in a classroom environment. The challenge is to delineate the concept in a simple and effective way through the practice of justification, a familiar concept in mathematics and s...

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Main Authors: Munir Mahmood, Lori Murray, Ricardas Zitikis, Ibtihal Mahmood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sriwijaya University 2024-07-01
Series:Journal on Mathematics Education
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Online Access:http://jme.ejournal.unsri.ac.id/index.php/jme/article/view/520