• Journal for History of Mathematics
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• v.33 no.6
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• pp.327-343
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• 2020

This study investigate philosophical discussions related to the Zeno's paradoxes in order to derive the mathematics educational implications. The paradox of Zeno's motion is sometimes explained by the calculus theories. However, various philosophical discussions show that the resolution of Zeno's paradox by calculus is not a real solution, and the concept of a continuum which is composed of points and the real number continuum may not coincide with the physical space and time. This is supported by the fact that the hyperreal number system of nonstandard analysis could be another model of a straight line or time and that an alternative explanation of Zeno's paradox was possible by the hyperreal number system. The existence of two different theories of the continuum suggests that teachers and students may not have the same view of the continuum. It is also suggested that the real world model used in school mathematics may not necessarily match the student's intuition or mathematical practice, and that the real world application of mathematics theory should be emphasized in education as a kind of 'correspondence.'

• Korean Journal of Logic
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.17-43
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• 2013

Recently Byeong-Uk Yi has attempted to provide a novel solution to the paradox of before-effect by arguing that, upon drawing our attention to the notion of collective causation, we realize that there is a straightforward solution to the paradox. My aim in this paper is to show that Yi's solution fails. To this end, after making explicit two sources of the puzzlement in the paradox of before-effect, I set two requirements one must meet to resolve the paradox. And I argue that Yi's solution cannot meet both requirements at the same time.

• Journal of Educational Research in Mathematics
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.437-452
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• 2007

Complementarity, complementary principle and complementary approach have been often used in school mathematics but its meaning has not been obvious. Thus this paper tries to make explicit the meaning by looking around complementary characteristic of mathematical knowledge. First of all, we examines the general meaning of complementarity and Investigate complementary characteristics of mathematical concepts through incommensurability and zeno's paradox. From this, complementary approach to school mathematics is studied. To understand and uncover complementary characteristics of mathematical concepts make it possible for student to have an insight. It is the most important thing that students can have an image of mathematics as a living system rather than as a mechanical application of rules and fragmentary in formations.