Teaching and learning of calculus: exploring the three worlds of Mathematics

This paper brings a theoretical investigation, in a qualitative perspective, understood as a bibliographic study, developed with the objective to describe the Three Worlds of Mathematics theory, proposed by David Tall, and connect it with relevant aspects to the teaching and learning of Calculus. In...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Bueno, Rafael Winícius da Silva, Viali, Lori
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (UEPG)
Repositorio:Olhar de Professor (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:uepg.br:article/16896
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.uepg.br/index.php/olhardeprofessor/article/view/16896
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:três mundos da matemática
educação superior
cálculo diferencial e integral
Three worlds of mathematics. Higher education. Calculus.
: Tres mundos de las matemáticas. Enseñanza superior. Cálculo.
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Sumario:This paper brings a theoretical investigation, in a qualitative perspective, understood as a bibliographic study, developed with the objective to describe the Three Worlds of Mathematics theory, proposed by David Tall, and connect it with relevant aspects to the teaching and learning of Calculus. In this sense a general view was built on the Conceptual Embodied, Operational Symbolic and Formal Axiomatic worlds and that are related specifically with this mathematical knowledge field were presented. The results led to the conclusion that in opposition to the mechanical and repetitive process used to calculate limits, derivatives and integrals that an alternative pedagogical approach can be built. In this regard, a suggestion is made for the introduction of the study of Calculus starting from met-before related to geometry, arithmetic and algebra, that belong to embodied and symbolic reality, perceived in the worlds inhabited by the students that are starting their path at the university.