Research in Mathematical Education (한국수학교육학회지시리즈D:수학교육연구)

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Mathematics Inquiring Based on Pattern Similarity

  • Yanhui Xu (Department of Mathematics, Wenzhou University)
  • Received : 2023.02.10
  • Accepted : 2023.04.21
  • Published : 2023.09.30
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Abstract

Mathematics is a science of pattern. Mathematics is a subject of inquiring which aims at discovering the models hidden behind the world. Pattern is abstraction and generalization of the model. Mathematical pattern is a higher level of mathematical model. Mathematics patterns are often hidden in pattern similarity. Creation of mathematics lies largely in discovering the pattern similarity among the various components of mathematics. Inquiring is the core and soul of mathematics teaching. It is very important for students to study mathematics like mathematicians' exploring and discovering mathematics based on pattern similarity. The author describes an example about how to guide students to carry out mathematics inquiring based on pattern similarity in classroom.

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