Thinking Conics

For their course, mathematics students at Bath Spa University were asked to choose a topic and explore the mathematics. As well as learning some mathematics, the author hoped that the assignment would shed light on the process of mathematical investigation itself. Their course leader had suggested t...

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Published inMathematics Teaching no. 208; pp. 31 - 33
Main Author Lewis, Richard
Format Journal Article Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Derby Association of Teachers of Mathematics 01.05.2008
The Association of Teachers of Mathematics
Subjects
Algebra
Equations (Mathematics)
Foreign Countries
Geometric Concepts
Individualized Instruction
Mathematical Concepts
Mathematics
Mathematics Education
Mathematics Instruction
Numbers
Preservice Teacher Education
Secondary School Mathematics
Teachers
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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ISSN0025-5785

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Summary:For their course, mathematics students at Bath Spa University were asked to choose a topic and explore the mathematics. As well as learning some mathematics, the author hoped that the assignment would shed light on the process of mathematical investigation itself. Their course leader had suggested that the topic of conic sections was rich, and knowing very little about it, the author thought that this seemed an ideal subject to get his teeth into. In this article, the author describes his mathematical thinking when working on an assignment on conics. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.)
ISSN:0025-5785