Procepts and proceptual solutions in undergraduate mathematics

This paper explores and promotes the notion of ‘procept’ in an undergraduate mathematics course in Linear Algebra for first year pure and engineering students. On the basis of students’ preference for procedural to conceptual solutions to mathematical problems, this paper augments the role of certai...

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Main Authors: Inderasan Naidoo, Belinda Huntley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2010-09-01
Series:Pythagoras
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Online Access:https://pythagoras.org.za/index.php/pythagoras/article/view/56