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Teaching the Graphical Method of Solving Equations

An Example in the Shanghai Lessons

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Algebra Teaching around the World

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The introduction of graphs represents a milestone in the understanding of algebra. The invention of the coordinate system in the 17th century opened a new gateway for the development of new topics and invention in the history of mathematics (Bell, 1953). In the personal learning path prescribed for school students in the curriculum, the experience of this new topic makes it possible to see at a glance the relationship of numbers represented as equations as alternatives for lines and curves in a plane.

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  1. The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    Ida Ah Chee Mok

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  1. The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    Frederick K. S. Leung

  2. Hongik University, Korea

    Kyungmee Park

  3. University of Melbourne, Australia

    Derek Holton

  4. University of Melbourne, Australia

    David Clarke

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Mok, I.A.C. (2014). Teaching the Graphical Method of Solving Equations. In: Leung, F.K.S., Park, K., Holton, D., Clarke, D. (eds) Algebra Teaching around the World. Series Preface. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-707-0_10

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