Historical and pedagogical aspects of the definition of function†
- 1 October 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology
- Vol. 11 (4) , 489-492
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0020739800110404
Abstract
Since the beginning of the nineteenth century, mathematics has been undergoing a revolution. In this paper the author discusses the definition of the function in the light of this revolution.Keywords
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