The definition of the scalar product: an analysis and critique of a classroom episode

In this paper we present, analyse and critique an episode from a secondary school lesson involving an introduction to the definition of the scalar product. Although the teacher attempted to be explicit about the difference between a definition and a theorem, emphasizing that a definition was just an...

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Main Authors: Foster, Colin, de Villiers, Michael
Format: Article
Published: Taylor and Francis 2015
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/30635/