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This dissertation describes an investigation of four students' ways of thinking about functions of two variables and rate of change of those two-variable functions. Most secondary, introductory algebra, pre-calculus, and first and second semester calculus courses do not require students to think about functions of more than one variable.
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- Weber, Eric David (Author)
- Thompson, Patrick (Thesis advisor)
- Middleton, James (Committee member)
- Carlson, Marilyn (Committee member)
- Saldanha, Luis (Committee member)
- Milner, Fabio (Committee member)
- Van de Sande, Carla (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
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2012
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- Partial requirement for: Ph. D., Arizona State University, 2012Note typethesis
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-303)Note typebibliography
- Field of study: Mathematics
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by Eric David Weber