Investigations in Factoring.

Autor/in	Sanfiorenzo, Norberto R.
Titel	Investigations in Factoring.
Quelle	(1988), (9 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Unterricht; Lehrer; Algebra; College Mathematics; Equations (Mathematics); Mathematical Concepts; Mathematical Enrichment; Mathematics Curriculum; Mathematics Instruction; Mathematics Skills; Number Concepts; Secondary Education; Secondary School Mathematics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lesson concept; Instruction; Unterrichtsentwurf; Unterrichtsprozess; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Equations; Mathematics; Gleichungslehre; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Number concept; Zahlbegriff; Sekundarbereich
Abstract	This paper is a discussion of algebraic factoring. It is suggested that factoring is frequently presented in textbooks and by teachers without specifying one of the great values of this technique; that is, finding some of the factors of any number that can be generated by a particular polynomial. Concrete examples can help students understand the value of these algebraic manipulations. As such an example, it is argued that polynomials are just an abstract way of representing an infinite set of numbers. Hence, the polynomial y cubed plus 1 cubed (where y is a positive integer) is a general way of representing 1, 2, 9, 28, 65, 126, 217, 344, 513, 730, 1001, etc. This paper is concerned only with positive integral numbers since only positive integral factors are being sought. (PK)
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