[Maths-Education] on childrens' conceptions of infinity

Mehmet Karaagac maths-education@nottingham.ac.uk
Tue, 16 Jul 2002 12:16:09 +0100





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>Dear Colleagues
>Can anyone help me to locate any published paper / reserach report on
>childrens' conceptions of infinity please?
>Any suggestion/reference appreciated.
>Many thanks
>Dimitris Chassapis
>Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education
>School of Education
>Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
>541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece
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>E-mail: dchassap@eled.auth.gr
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Educational Studies in Mathematics Volume 48, Number 2-3 is devoted the 
concept of infinity. You may find at least some references from that issue. 
My supervisor Dr. John D. Monaghan has a paper on that issue which deals 
with "young people's" concept of infinity, if it is any help.

M.Kerem Karaagac
Prov. PhD. student
University of Leeds
UK