Ambiguity of the Negative Sign /

Ambiguity of the Negative Sign / Jo Clay Olson, Richard Cangelosi and Silvia Madrid.

The goal of this study was to understand errors that student make when simplifying exponential expressions. College students enrolled in four college mathematics courses were asked to simplify and compare such expressions. Quantitative analysis identified three persistent errors: interpreting negati...

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Main Authors: Olson, Jo Clay, Cangelosi, Richard (Author), Madrid, Silvia (Author), Cooper, Sandra (Author), Hartter, Beverly (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2011.
Subjects:
College Students.
College Mathematics.
Mathematics Skills.
Error Patterns.
Number Concepts.
Symbols (Mathematics)
Algebra.
Calculus.
Concept Formation.
Misconceptions.

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