The First-Year Algebra Via Applications Development Project. Summary of Activities and Results. Final Technical Report / Zalman Usiskin.

The aim of this project was to develop a curriculum for first-year algebra students to provide a wide range of applications of mathematics. This type of application would permit students to understand how algebraic symbolism develops out of natural needs. A pilot draft of the materials was field-tes...

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Main Author: Usiskin, Zalman
Corporate Author: University of Chicago. Department of Education
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1979.
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Physical Description:32 pages
Format: Microfilm Book

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