Students' perceptions of the completeness property of the set of real numbers

This article presents an exploratory study that gives account of some students' perceptions of the completeness property of the set of real numbers. Students taking three undergraduate correlative courses in Calculus and Analysis answered a written questionnaire; their scripts are analysed tryi...

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Published in:International journal of mathematical education in science and technology 2010-01, Vol.41 (2), p.217-227
Main Author: Berge, Analia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Calculus
College Mathematics
College students
completeness
Mathematical Concepts
Mathematics Instruction
Numbers
Questionnaires
real numbers
Student Attitudes
students' perceptions
Undergraduate Students
university level
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Summary:This article presents an exploratory study that gives account of some students' perceptions of the completeness property of the set of real numbers. Students taking three undergraduate correlative courses in Calculus and Analysis answered a written questionnaire; their scripts are analysed trying to understand how operational is the notion of completeness for them and to what extent they take this notion for granted.
ISSN:0020-739X
1464-5211
DOI:10.1080/00207390903399638