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NCTM 2016 Annual Meeting & Exposition

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38- Conceptual Understanding to Procedural Fluency: Reversing Your Ideas of Inverse

Thursday, April 14, 2016: 8:00 AM-9:15 AM
2016 (Moscone)

 

Lead Speaker:
Barbara B. Kuehl


 

The concept of inverse function is a fundamental mathematical idea. Many students miss the concept and develop misconceptions about inverses because the focus in classrooms has been on procedures. Embedding inverse functions in meaningful contexts supports students in developing robust understanding that can be applied across function types.

 

Presentation Format: 10-12 Workshop

 

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