The definition of the scalar product: an analysis and critique of a classroom episode

In this paper, we present, analyse and critique an episode from a secondary school lesson involving an introduction to the definition of the scalar product. Although the teacher attempted to be explicit about the difference between a definition and a theorem, emphasizing that a definition was just a...

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Main Authors: Colin Foster, Michael De Villiers
Format: Default Article
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/36827
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