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Problem-solving? No. Mathematics? Yes!

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2016

Derek Holton
Derek Holton*
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University ofOtago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealanddholton@maths.otago.ac.nz
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Matters for debate
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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 83 , Issue 497 , July 1999 , pp. 245 - 250
Copyright
Copyright © The Mathematical Association 1999

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