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What Is a Function?

Authors :
Mirin, Alison
Weber, Keith
Wasserman, Nicholas
Source :
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. 2021 (pter).
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

In the mathematical community, two notions of "function" are used: the set-theoretic definition as a univalent set of ordered pairs, and the Bourbaki triple. These definitions entail different interpretations and answers to mathematical questions that even a secondary student might be prompted to answer. However, mathematicians and mathematics educators are often not explicit about which definition they are using. This paper discusses these parallel usages and the related implications for the field of mathematics education. [For the complete proceedings, see ED629884.]

Details

Language :
English
Issue :
pter
Database :
ERIC
Journal :
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education
Publication Type :
Conference
Accession number :
ED629969
Document Type :
Speeches/Meeting Papers<br />Reports - Research