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The Didactical Challenge of Symbolic Calculators

Turning a Computational Device Into a Mathematical Instrument

By: Dominique Guin

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The Didactical Challenge of Symbolic Calculators

Turning a Computational Device Into a Mathematical Instrument

By: Dominique Guin

While computational technologies are transforming the professional practice of mathematics, as yet they have had little impact on school mathematics. This pioneering text develops a theorized analysis of why this is and what can be done to address it. It examines the particular case of symbolic calculators (equipped with computer algebra systems) in secondary education. Drawing on a substantial program of French innovation and research, as well as closely related studies from Australia and the Netherlands, it provides rich illustrations of the many aspects of technology integration, and of the ways in which these are shaped at different levels of the educational institution. This text offers the first English-language exposition of how an innovative synthesis of the theories of instrumentation and didactics can be used to illuminate the complexities of technology integration. It offers important guidance for policy and practice through its analysis of the central role of the teacher and its identification of key principles for effective didactical design and management. These distinctive features make this book essential reading for researchers, teacher educators, and graduate students in mathematics education and technology in education, as well as for teachers of mathematics at upper-secondary and university levels. This is a revised, English-language edition of D. Guin & L. Trouche (Eds.) (2002) Calculatrices symboliques. Transformer un outil en un instrument de travail mathématique: un problème didactique (Editions La Pensée Sauvage, Grenoble).

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0387231587

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Mechanical Behaviour of Materials

Volume II: Fracture Mechanics and Damage

By: Dominique François,André Pineau,André Zaoui

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Mechanical Behaviour of Materials

Volume II: Fracture Mechanics and Damage

By: Dominique François,André Pineau,André Zaoui

Designing new structural materials, extending lifetimes and guarding against fracture in service are among the preoccupations of engineers, and to deal with these they need to have command of the mechanics of material behaviour. This ought to reflect in the training of students. In this respect, the first volume of this work deals with elastic, elastoplastic, elastoviscoplastic and viscoelastic behaviours; this second volume continues with fracture mechanics and damage, and with contact mechanics, friction and wear. As in Volume I, the treatment links the active mechanisms on the microscopic scale and the laws of macroscopic behaviour. Chapter I is an introduction to the various damage phenomena. Chapter II gives the essential of fracture mechanics. Chapter III is devoted to brittle fracture, chapter IV to ductile fracture and chapter V to the brittle-ductile transition. Chapter VI is a survey of fatigue damage. Chapter VII is devoted to hydrogen embrittlement and to environment assisted cracking, chapter VIII to creep damage. Chapter IX gives results of contact mechanics and a description of friction and wear mechanisms. Finally, chapter X treats damage in non metallic materials: ceramics, glass, concrete, polymers, wood and composites. The volume includes many explanatory diagrams and illustrations. A third volume will include exercises allowing deeper understanding of the subjects treated in the first two volumes.

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688

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Springer Science & Business Media

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9400749309

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9789400749306

A Rainbow in the Night

The Tumultuous Birth of South Africa

By: Dominique Lapierre

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A Rainbow in the Night

The Tumultuous Birth of South Africa

By: Dominique Lapierre

A Rainbow in the Night" is Lapierre's epic account of South Africa's tragic history and the heroic men and women--famous and obscure, white and black--who have, with their blood and tears, brought to life the country that is today known as the Rainbow Nation.

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Da Capo Press

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0306818477

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9780306818479

Civil Society and Fanaticism

Conjoined Histories

By: Dominique Colas

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Civil Society and Fanaticism

Conjoined Histories

By: Dominique Colas

Includes bibliographical refeerences and index.

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526

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Stanford University Press

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0804727368

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9780804727365

The Serf, the Knight, and the Historian

By: Dominique Barthélemy

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The Serf, the Knight, and the Historian

By: Dominique Barthélemy

Dominique Barthélemy presents a sharply revisionist account of the history of France around the year 1000, challenging the traditional view that France underwent a kind of revolution at the millennium which ushered in feudalism.

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Cornell University Press

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0801475600

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9780801475603

100 Resorts in the Philippines

Places with a Heart

By: Dominique Grele,Lily Yousry-Jouve

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100 Resorts in the Philippines

Places with a Heart

By: Dominique Grele,Lily Yousry-Jouve

The book features full details and descriptions of resorts, hotels or guesthouses that the authors regard as memorable. The description of each place is not just factual, but emotional in that it reveals impressions. It is more as though a friend is making a word-of-mouth recommendation rather than the bland copy of a brochure. Details of the overall size, the facilities, rates, service, local tours and attractions are fully covered.

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Asiatype, Inc.

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9719171979

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HangingOut In England

By: Kristy Apostolides,Dominique Herman,Lauren Koch

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HangingOut In England

By: Kristy Apostolides,Dominique Herman,Lauren Koch

This is a new breed of travel guides, the first student guides to satisfy the real needs and interests of a college-age crowd. The tone: fresh, sarcastic, irreverent, intrepid, but not anti-intellectual. This complete guide covers England's hottest party towns and resorts, most gorgeous (and challenging) outdoor spots, and secluded towns where you can lay low and mingle with the locals. We highlight everything a hip, young crowd wants: the club and music scene, the best bars, hanging out, retro shopping, cheap eats and sleeps, the gay and lesbian scene, a fresh take on all the cultural sights, and more! Hanging Out in England covers London, Manchester, Oxford and much more, all with dozens of maps.

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*Frommers

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0764562460

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The Didactical Challenge of Symbolic Calculators

Turning a Computational Device into a Mathematical Instrument

By: Dominique Guin,Kenneth Ruthven,Luc Trouche

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Turning a Computational Device into a Mathematical Instrument

By: Dominique Guin,Kenneth Ruthven,Luc Trouche

A significant driver of recent growth in the use of mathematics in the professions has been the support brought by new technologies. Not only has this facilitated the application of established methods of mathematical and statistical analysis but it has stimulated the development of innovative approaches. These changes have produced a marked evolution in the professional practice of mathematics, an evolution which has not yet provoked a corresponding adaptation in mathematical education, particularly at school level. In particular, although calculators -- first arithmetic and scientific, then graphic, now symbolic -- have been found well suited in many respects to the working conditions of pupils and teachers, and have even achieved a degree of official recognition, the integration of new technologies into the mathematical practice of schools remains marginal. It is this situation which has motivated the research and development work to be reported in this volume. The appearance of ever more powerful and portable computational tools has certainly given rise to continuing research and development activity at all levels of mathematical education. Amongst pioneers, such innovation has often been seen as an opportunity to renew the teaching and learning of mathematics. Equally, however, the institutionalization of computational tools within educational practice has proceeded at a strikingly slow pace over many years.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0387234357

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Book's by Dominique Guin

The Didactical Challenge of Symbolic Calculators

The Didactical Challenge of Symbolic Calculators

Mechanical Behaviour of Materials

Mechanical Behaviour of Materials

A Rainbow in the Night

A Rainbow in the Night

Civil Society and Fanaticism

Civil Society and Fanaticism

The Serf, the Knight, and the Historian

The Serf, the Knight, and the Historian

100 Resorts in the Philippines

100 Resorts in the Philippines

HangingOut In England

HangingOut In England

The Didactical Challenge of Symbolic Calculators

The Didactical Challenge of Symbolic Calculators

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