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The Evolution Of Equation-Solving: Linear, Quadratic, And Cubic, Annabelle Louise Porter Jan 2006

The Evolution Of Equation-Solving: Linear, Quadratic, And Cubic, Annabelle Louise Porter

Theses Digitization Project

This paper is intended as a professional developmental tool to help secondary algebra teachers understand the concepts underlying the algorithms we use, how these algorithms developed, and why they work. It uses a historical perspective to highlight many of the concepts underlying modern equation solving.