Number Theory, Dialogue, and the Use of Spreadsheets in Teacher Education

Number Theory, Dialogue, and the Use of Spreadsheets in Teacher Education

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This paper demonstrates the use of a spreadsheet in teaching topics in elementary number theory. It emphasizes both the power and deficiency of inductive reasoning using a number of historically significant examples. The notion of computational experiment as a modern approach to the teaching of mat...

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Main Author: Sergei Abramovich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bond University
Series:Spreadsheets in Education
Online Access:http://sie.scholasticahq.com/article/4568-number-theory-dialogue-and-the-use-of-spreadsheets-in-teacher-education.pdf
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spelling doaj-affd24394e4c490d9b4608901fb532fc2020-11-25T01:50:13ZengBond UniversitySpreadsheets in Education1448-6156Number Theory, Dialogue, and the Use of Spreadsheets in Teacher EducationSergei AbramovichThis paper demonstrates the use of a spreadsheet in teaching topics in elementary number theory. It emphasizes both the power and deficiency of inductive reasoning using a number of historically significant examples. The notion of computational experiment as a modern approach to the teaching of mathematics is discussed. The paper, grounded in a teacher-student dialogue as an instructional method, is a reflection on the author’s work over the years with prospective teachers of secondary mathematics.http://sie.scholasticahq.com/article/4568-number-theory-dialogue-and-the-use-of-spreadsheets-in-teacher-education.pdf
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description This paper demonstrates the use of a spreadsheet in teaching topics in elementary number theory. It emphasizes both the power and deficiency of inductive reasoning using a number of historically significant examples. The notion of computational experiment as a modern approach to the teaching of mathematics is discussed. The paper, grounded in a teacher-student dialogue as an instructional method, is a reflection on the author’s work over the years with prospective teachers of secondary mathematics.
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