Apprehending Mathematical Structure: A Case Study of Coming to Understand a Commutative Ring
(2006)
Journal Article
Simpson, A., & Stehlikova, N. (2006). Apprehending Mathematical Structure: A Case Study of Coming to Understand a Commutative Ring. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 61(3), 347-371. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10649-006-1300-y
Abstract algebra courses tend to take one of two pedagogical routes: from examples of mathematics structures through definitions to general theorems, or directly from definitions to general theorems. The former route seems to be based on the implicit... Read More about Apprehending Mathematical Structure: A Case Study of Coming to Understand a Commutative Ring.