Browsing Department of Mathematical Sciences by Title
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Strongly Extreme Points and Approximation Properties
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Student Motivation in Mathematical Problem-Solving Tasks
(Master thesis, 2022)Students from the school are our future. Therefore, it is essential that teachers, who are part of the school, encourage the students to use their full potential. To do this, teachers need to make their students find the ... -
Students’ perception of infinity : Perception, obstacles, conception
(Master thesis, 2017)Several studies in mathematics education have shown that students face significant difficulties for understanding the concept of infinity. The purpose of this study is to suggest an explanation of how students understand ... -
Study Approaches in Higher Education Mathematics : Investigating the Statistical Behaviour of an Instrument Translated into Norwegian
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019) -
«Svaret er 128 000, for verdien før er 64 000, og verdien doblar seg kvar gong x-aksen er forlenga» : Ein designstudie om eit tverrfagleg oppgåvesett i matematikk og samfunnskunnskap som støttar elevar si tolking av boblediagrammet til Gapminder
(Master thesis, 2020)The new Norwegian curriculum of 2020 has an increased focus on interdisciplinary education. In addition, numeracy is one of five basic skills all subjects are supposed to help the students develop. An important ... -
Swing options in commodity markets: A multidimensional Lévy diffusion model
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Switching to Fully Online Teaching and Learning of Mathematics: The Case of Norwegian Mathematics Lecturers and University Students During the Covid‑19 Pandemic
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022) -
Tallene 0.999... og 1 : Matematikklærerstudenters forståelse av grenseverdibegrepet
(Master thesis, 2019)The limit concept is a central concept in mathematics, especially in calculus.A good understanding of this concept is therefore important in orderto understand other concepts like differentiation and integration. Despitethis, ... -
Task Contexts in Dutch Mathematics Education
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2020)This chapter offers a description of task contexts in mathematics education in the Netherlands. International comparative studies show that the Dutch average percentage of mathematics tasks with real-life connections per ... -
A Taxonomy as a Vehicle for Learning
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009)In this article, we describe the development of a classification system providing a framework for analysis of, and communication about, a subgroup of learning objects. The objects we consider are highly visual, animated, ... -
Teachers' selection and enactment of mathematical tasks for instruction in the classroom
(Master thesis, 2023)Researchers have revealed that most of the hours spent in mathematics lessons are used for solving mathematical tasks. A mathematical task is defined as an individual problem or a set of related problems that direct ... -
Tenth grade pupils engagement with the use of brackets in algebra : a case study in a school in Albania
(Master thesis, 2012)Since algebra is considered as a language, it has its syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. In the third linguistic level (pragmatics) stand the relations between the elements of language and the users. Since brackets are ... -
The interplay of various Scandinavian mathematical journals (1859-1953) and the road towards internationalization
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018) -
The introduction of algebra : comparative studies of textbooks in Finland, Norway, Sweden and USA
(Master thesis, 2012)This master thesis is a comparative analysis of textbooks from four different countries, Finland, Norway, Sweden and USA (California), concerning the introduction of algebra. The topic for this research was inspired and ... -
The introduction of functions at lower secondary and upper secondary school
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2015) -
The Onset of Convection in a Two-Layered Porous Medium with Anisotropic Permeability
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019) -
The Relevance of Logarithms : A study in two parts on the relevance of logarithms for students in upper secondary school
(Master thesis, 2017)The topic of this master's thesis is the relevance of mathematics, specifically of logarithms, to students in upper secondary school. Students often ask "why do I need to learn about this". The aim of my research is to ... -
THE USE OF NONSTANDARD PROBLEMS IN AN ODE COURSE FOR ENGINEERING STUDENTS
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018) -
Themes within lecturers' views on the teaching of linear algebra
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)This paper reports on themes that arose in an investigation of university lecturers’ views on the teaching of linear algebra. This focus on themes was the initial part of a study concentrating on four areas: What is important ... -
Third grade students’ multimodal mathematical reasoning when collaboratively solving combinatorial problems in small groups
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The aim of this study is to investigate Norwegian primary school students’ multimodal mathematical reasoning when solving combinatorial problems. The data collection took place in four small groups of altogether thirteen ...