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

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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
Subjects:	Definitions scalar product mathematics
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/30635/

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