Journal of the Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association
Volume 51 Issue 1, December 2013
16 – 17
Understanding Studying and Studying Understanding
Jennifer Hyndman
Every mathematician recognizes that adding fractions of polynomials is the same as adding integer fractions-one first factors each fraction as much as possible, finds a least common denominator, rewrites the fractions with that denominator, and then adds the numerators. What is actually happening in our understanding of this? We are able to see the pattern for adding and are able to move this pattern from a simple situation to a more complex situation.
