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Algorithms of "the four operations" as mathematical generalizations of human thought
Citation
Anku, S. E. (1996). Algorithms of "the four operations" as mathematical generalizations of human thought. The Mathematics Educator, 1(2), 124-128.
Author
Anku, Sitsofe Enyonam
Abstract
In a limited way, the algorithm of the four operations is interpreted as any peculiar rule of procedure. However, in a broader sense, it can be viewed as a mathematical generalization of human thought. The latter is possible by perceiving the connections among addition, multiplication, subtraction, and division. In this article, I describe how a group of pre-service mathematics students made sense of the algorithms of the four operations as generalizations of human thought.
Date Issued
1996
Publisher
Association of Mathematics Educators
Journal
The Mathematics Educator