Closed but provocative questions: curves enclosing unit area

• Autores: Colin Foster
• Localización: International journal of mathematical education in science and technology, ISSN 0020-739X, Vol. 46, Nº. 5, 2015, págs. 776-783
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This article describes a task leading to work on curve sketching, simultaneous equations and integration to find the area enclosed between two curves. An initial closed question is used to confront students with a provocative answer, which they then explore in a much more open-ended way.