Using ‘min’ and ‘max’ functions in calculus teaching

Pavel Satianov; Miriam Dagan; Meirav Amram

doi:10.1080/0020739x.2015.1034204

Using ‘min’ and ‘max’ functions in calculus teaching

Pavel Satianov, Miriam Dagan, Meirav Amram

SCE College of Engineering

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Abstract

In this paper, we discuss the use of the min and max functions in teaching calculus to engineering students. Our experience illustrates that such functions have great possibilities in the development of a student's analytical thinking. The types of problems we present here are not common in most instructional texts, which lead us to suggest that the paper will be interesting and useful to calculus lecturers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	944-951
Number of pages	8
Journal	International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology
Volume	46
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/0020739x.2015.1034204
State	Published - 18 Aug 2015
Externally published	Yes

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analytical thinking
calculus learning
challenge problems
cognition-based teaching
concept definition
visual representation

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