Reasoning by Analogy in Constructing Mathematical Ideas / Lyn D. English.

A powerful way of understanding something new is by analogy with something already known. An analogy is defined as a mapping from one structure, which is already known (the base or source), to another structure that is to be inferred or discovered (the target). The research community has given consi...

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Main Author: English, Lyn D.
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1993.
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Physical Description:57 pages
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