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Direct linkLen, Amy; Scott, Paul – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 2004
Born in 1707, Leonhard Euler was the son of a Protestant minister from the vicinity of Basel, Switzerland. With the aim of pursuing a career in theology, Euler entered the University of Basel at the age of thirteen, where he was tutored in mathematics by Johann Bernoulli (of the famous Bernoulli family of mathematicians). He developed an interest…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Number Concepts, Biographies, Algebra
Peer reviewedSinclair, Anne; Scheuer, Nora – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1993
Six-year-olds from Switzerland (n=30) and Argentina (15 middle- and 15 lower-class) were tested for understanding of inequalities between multidigit numbers and place value. Students could explain size relationships better than place value. The three types of children performed differently. (Contains 30 references.) (JAF)
Descriptors: Chi Square, Comparative Testing, Foreign Countries, Inequality (Mathematics)
