Mobile puzzles – making sense of variables and equations

Gulati, Sangeeta (2018) Mobile puzzles – making sense of variables and equations. At Right Angles, 7 (3). pp. 63-68. ISSN 2582-1873

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Abstract

For the middle school student, the transition from arithmetic to algebra is often quite daunting. In grade VI, the concept of a ‘variable’ is encountered for the first time. This is the stage where either a child embraces the newly introduced ‘Algebra’ or gets overwhelmed with the idea of numbers being replaced by letters of the alphabet. This is also the stage where the students learn to solve equations and find the value(s) of the unknown(s). Quite often students get lost in the working of equations and memorize the rules without understanding the logic.

Item Type:	Articles in APF Magazines
Authors:	Gulati, Sangeeta
Document Language:	Language English
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Algebra, Variables, Equations
Subjects:	Natural Sciences > Mathematics
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > University Publications > At Right Angles
Full Text Status:	Public
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/1784
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