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Trusting in patterns
Human beings are natural “pattern sniffers” (Cuoco, Goldenberg, & Mark, 1996), and a sensitivity to patterns is nowhere more critical than in the study of mathematics. Indeed, mathematics is sometimes defined as the study of patterns (e.g., Devlin, 1994). But, this attention to patterns has to be more than mindless ‘pattern spotting’ that fails to engage with the deep structure of the mathematics.
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17 - 19Citation
Foster, C., 2020. Trusting in patterns. The Mathematical Association’s Mathematics in School, 49 (3), pp.17-19.Publisher
The Mathematical AssociationVersion
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This paper was originally published by The Mathematical Association in its journal Mathematics in School Vol. 49 (3), pp.17-19, 2020, Foster, C., Trusting in patterns.Publication date
2020-05-13ISSN
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Dr Colin Foster. Deposit date: 14 May 2020Usage metrics
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