Undergraduate Mathematics Majors Understanding and Use of the Definitions in Real Analysis: "The Next Step"

Authors

Professor Barbara Edwards, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Oregon State University

Document Type

Presentation Abstract

Presentation Date

4-9-1998

Abstract

Formal mathematical definitions are among the most important tools in mathematics. The purpose of this talk is to discuss the results of a study that investigated undergraduate mathematics majors' understanding and use of formal definitions in real analysis.

The results showed that even good students did not necessarily fully appreciate the role of formal definitions in mathematics and that this factor as well as students' sometimes incomplete conceptual understandings influenced their ability to understand and use formal definitions in a mathematically acceptable way.

Additional Details

Thursday, April 9, 1998
4:10 p.m. in MA 109
Coffee/Tea/Treats 3:30 p.m. in MA 104 (Lounge)

Recommended Citation

Edwards, Professor Barbara, "Undergraduate Mathematics Majors Understanding and Use of the Definitions in Real Analysis: "The Next Step"" (1998). Colloquia of the Department of Mathematical Sciences. 17.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/mathcolloquia/17