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Pictorial Realism in Geometric Images and Technical Design

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Technology is highly dependent on mathematics. In engineering education, a strong grounding in mathematics is a cornerstone (and sometimes unfortunately a stumbling block). Currently, attempts are being made in many universities to integrate mathematics better with the engineering disciplines.

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  1. Anna Stenkvist
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  1. KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

    Inga-Britt Skogh

  2. Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

    Marc J. De Vries

  3. KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

    Marc J. De Vries

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Stenkvist, A. (2013). Pictorial Realism in Geometric Images and Technical Design. In: Skogh, IB., Vries, M.J.D. (eds) Technology Teachers as Researchers. International Technology Education Studies, vol 10. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-443-7_4

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